Taxes - Deferred Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Deferred Tax Assets | |||
| Retirement benefits | $ 1,691 | $ 1,898 | |
| Leases | 1,224 | 1,157 | |
| Share-based and other compensation | 888 | 796 | |
| Tax losses/credits | 3,923 | 3,615 | |
| Deferred income | 797 | 790 | |
| Bad debt, inventory and warranty reserves | 207 | 198 | |
| Depreciation | 243 | 238 | |
| Accruals | 418 | 395 | |
| Intangible assets | 3,341 | 2,482 | |
| Capitalized R&D | 4,426 | 4,185 | |
| Hedging | 270 | 0 | |
| Other | 994 | 784 | |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 18,422 | 16,537 | |
| Less: valuation allowance | 1,143 | 1,223 | $ 765 |
| Net deferred tax assets | 17,279 | 15,314 | |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | |||
| Goodwill and intangible assets | 3,305 | 3,147 | |
| GILTI deferred taxes | 1,606 | 1,200 | |
| Leases and right-of-use assets | 1,578 | 1,483 | |
| Depreciation | 548 | 438 | |
| Retirement benefits | 1,473 | 1,478 | |
| Undistributed foreign earnings | 321 | 211 | |
| Hedging | 0 | 448 | |
| Other | 620 | 746 | |
| Gross deferred tax liabilities | $ 9,450 | $ 9,151 |
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from leases. No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards and Tax Credit Carryforwards No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI"). No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Liabilities, Hedging Transactions No definition available.
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- Definition The amount as of the balance sheet date of the estimated future tax effects attributable to pension and postretirement benefits expensed for tax purposes but capitalized in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, which will reverse in future periods when amortization of such capitalized costs cannot be deducted for tax purposes. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from hedging transactions. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from in-process research and development cost acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from postretirement benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets including goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from leasing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiary and other recognized entity not within country of domicile. Includes, but is not limited to, other basis differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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