Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Goodwill balance by business segment) (Details) |
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Mar. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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| Goodwill Information | |||||
| Number of business combinations completed | item | 0 | ||||
| Purchased goodwill from acquisitions | $ 1,302,000,000 | ||||
| Goodwill acquired during the period which is deductible for tax purposes | 0 | ||||
| Increase (decrease) in goodwill related to preliminary allocation of purchase price for prior acquisitions | $ 7,000,000 | ||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 10,513,000,000 | 10,513,000,000 | 9,166,000,000 | ||
| Acquisition activity | 7,000,000 | 1,302,000,000 | |||
| Divestiture activity | (272,000,000) | (323,000,000) | |||
| Translation and other | (197,000,000) | 368,000,000 | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | $ 10,051,000,000 | 10,051,000,000 | 10,513,000,000 | $ 9,166,000,000 | |
| Amount of Goodwill impairment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Industrial | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 2,678,000,000 | 2,678,000,000 | 2,536,000,000 | ||
| Divestiture activity | (4,000,000) | ||||
| Translation and other | (60,000,000) | 142,000,000 | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | 2,614,000,000 | 2,614,000,000 | 2,678,000,000 | 2,536,000,000 | |
| Safety And Graphics | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 4,419,000,000 | 4,419,000,000 | 3,324,000,000 | ||
| Acquisition activity | 7,000,000 | 1,296,000,000 | |||
| Divestiture activity | (8,000,000) | (323,000,000) | |||
| Translation and other | (93,000,000) | 122,000,000 | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | 4,325,000,000 | 4,325,000,000 | 4,419,000,000 | 3,324,000,000 | |
| Health Care | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 1,682,000,000 | 1,682,000,000 | 1,609,000,000 | ||
| Acquisition activity | 6,000,000 | ||||
| Translation and other | (28,000,000) | 67,000,000 | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | 1,654,000,000 | 1,654,000,000 | 1,682,000,000 | 1,609,000,000 | |
| Electronics And Energy | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 1,524,000,000 | 1,524,000,000 | 1,489,000,000 | ||
| Divestiture activity | (260,000,000) | ||||
| Translation and other | (14,000,000) | 35,000,000 | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | 1,250,000,000 | 1,250,000,000 | 1,524,000,000 | 1,489,000,000 | |
| Consumer | |||||
| Goodwill | |||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 210,000,000 | 210,000,000 | 208,000,000 | ||
| Translation and other | (2,000,000) | 2,000,000 | |||
| Balance at the end of the period | $ 208,000,000 | $ 208,000,000 | $ 210,000,000 | $ 208,000,000 | |