Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill balance by business segment (Details) |
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Mar. 31, 2019
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Jun. 30, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2019
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Dec. 31, 2017
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| Goodwill Information | |||||||
| Number of business combinations completed | 0 | ||||||
| Purchased goodwill from acquisitions | $ 3,469,000,000 | $ 3,469,000,000 | $ 3,469,000,000 | ||||
| Goodwill acquired during the period which is deductible for tax purposes | 0 | 0 | 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 | $ 10,051,000,000 | $ 10,051,000,000 | 10,051,000,000 | 10,513,000,000 | |||
| Acquisition activity | 3,469,000,000 | 7,000,000 | |||||
| Divestiture activity | (49,000,000) | (272,000,000) | |||||
| Translation and other | (27,000,000) | (197,000,000) | |||||
| Balance at the end of the period | 13,444,000,000 | $ 13,444,000,000 | 13,444,000,000 | 10,051,000,000 | $ 10,513,000,000 | ||
| Number of business segments | segment | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Amount of Goodwill impairment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Safety and Industrial | |||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 4,716,000,000 | 4,716,000,000 | 4,716,000,000 | 5,077,000,000 | |||
| Acquisition activity | 7,000,000 | ||||||
| Divestiture activity | (49,000,000) | (268,000,000) | |||||
| Translation and other | (46,000,000) | (100,000,000) | |||||
| Balance at the end of the period | 4,621,000,000 | $ 4,621,000,000 | 4,621,000,000 | 4,716,000,000 | 5,077,000,000 | ||
| Transportation and Electronics | |||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 1,857,000,000 | 1,857,000,000 | 1,857,000,000 | 1,886,000,000 | |||
| Translation and other | (27,000,000) | (29,000,000) | |||||
| Balance at the end of the period | 1,830,000,000 | 1,830,000,000 | 1,830,000,000 | 1,857,000,000 | 1,886,000,000 | ||
| Health Care | |||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | 3,248,000,000 | 3,248,000,000 | 3,248,000,000 | 3,317,000,000 | |||
| Acquisition activity | 3,469,000,000 | ||||||
| Divestiture activity | (4,000,000) | ||||||
| Translation and other | 22,000,000 | (65,000,000) | |||||
| Balance at the end of the period | 6,739,000,000 | 6,739,000,000 | 6,739,000,000 | 3,248,000,000 | 3,317,000,000 | ||
| Consumer | |||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 230,000,000 | $ 230,000,000 | 230,000,000 | 233,000,000 | |||
| Translation and other | 24,000,000 | (3,000,000) | |||||
| Balance at the end of the period | $ 254,000,000 | $ 254,000,000 | $ 254,000,000 | $ 230,000,000 | $ 233,000,000 | ||