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Income Taxes (Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Gross deferred tax assets:      
Tax credits and loss carryforwards $ 6,193 $ 6,757 [1]  
Employee compensation and benefit plans 2,173 2,425 [1]  
Valuation and liability allowances 529 437 [1]  
Deferred expenses 75 65 [1]  
Deferred Tax Assets, Other 83 0 [1]  
Total deferred tax assets 9,053 9,684 [1]  
Valuation allowance 48 [2] 60 [1],[2]  
Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance 9,005 9,624 [1]  
Gross deferred tax liabilities:      
Non-U.S. operations 1,253 1,204 [1]  
Fixed assets 115 97 [1]  
Valuation of inventory, investments and receivables 351 1,052 [1]  
Other 0 360 [1]  
Total deferred tax liabilities 1,719 2,713 [1]  
Net deferred tax assets 7,286 6,911 [1]  
Earnings attributable to foreign subsidiaries 7,191 6,461  
Deferred tax liability not recorded with respect to earnings attributable to foreign subsidiaries 719 670  
(Increase) decrease of valuation allowance 12    
Deferred tax asset, tax credit carryforwards 5,705 6,060  
Net income tax provision (benefit) to Paid-in capital related to employee stock compensation transactions 114 76 322
Cash payments for income taxes 388 892 1,091
(Decrease) in deferred tax liability (482)    
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Gross deferred tax liabilities:      
Deferred tax asset, foreign operating loss carryforwards $ 236 $ 435  
[1] Certain adjustments have been made to prior period amounts to reflect the completion of the comprehensive review of the Company’s deferred tax accounts, resulting in an increase in total deferred tax assets and deferred tax assets after valuation allowance, and a corresponding decrease in total deferred tax liabilities of $482 million.
[2] The valuation allowance reduces the benefit of certain separate Company federal and state net operating loss carryforwards to the amount that will more likely than not be realized.