Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net Sales:
Product sales	$ 8,421,000,000	$ 8,687,000,000
Service sales	4,003,000,000	3,993,000,000
Total net sales	12,424,000,000	12,680,000,000
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of products sold	6,329,000,000	6,475,000,000
Cost of services sold	2,612,000,000	2,689,000,000
Research and development	547,000,000	470,000,000
Selling, general and administrative	1,535,000,000	1,456,000,000
Total costs and expenses	11,023,000,000	11,090,000,000
Other income, net	301,000,000	98,000,000
Operating profit	1,702,000,000	1,688,000,000
Interest expense, net	129,000,000	148,000,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,573,000,000	1,540,000,000
Income tax expense	315,000,000	486,000,000
Net income from continuing operations	1,258,000,000	1,054,000,000
Discontinued operations (Note 2):
Income from operations	41,000,000	90,000,000
Loss on disposal	(961,000,000)	0
Income tax benefit (expense)	69,000,000	(43,000,000)
Net (loss) income on discontinued operations	(851,000,000)	47,000,000
Net income	407,000,000	1,101,000,000
Less: Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries' earnings	77,000,000	89,000,000
Net income attributable to common shareowners	330,000,000	1,012,000,000
Comprehensive income	904,000,000	1,805,000,000
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	85,000,000	125,000,000
Comprehensive income attributable to common shareowners	819,000,000	1,680,000,000
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareowners:
Net income from continuing operations	1,183,000,000	967,000,000
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	$ (853,000,000)	$ 45,000,000
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock - Basic:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 1.33	$ 1.08
Net income attributable to common shareowners	$ 0.37	$ 1.13
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock - Diluted:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 1.31	$ 1.06
Net income attributable to common shareowners	$ 0.36	$ 1.11