Note 2: Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation Disclosures [Abstract]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Revenue	$ 516,000,000	$ 664,000,000
Income from operations	41,000,000	90,000,000
Income tax expense	(15,000,000)	(43,000,000)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	26,000,000	47,000,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Income (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation	84,000,000	0
Loss on disposal	961,000,000	0
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	(851,000,000)	47,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Expected Proceeds From Divestiture of Businesses Net of Tax	3,000,000,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax (Expense) Benefit from Provision for (Gain) Loss on Disposal	235,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Classified Balance Sheet Disclosures [Abstract]
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations	77,000,000	0
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accounts, Notes and Loans Receivable, Net	319,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Inventory	159,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation Deferred Tax Assets Net Current	20,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Current Assets	20,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Deferred Tax Assets	7,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net	302,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Goodwill	909,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Intangible Assets, Net	109,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Noncurrent Assets	19,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Short Term Borrowings	1,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accounts Payable	145,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Accrued Liabilities	513,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent	4,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Other Noncurrent Liabilities	108,000,000
Assets of discontinued operations	1,941,000,000		0
Liabilities of discontinued operations	771,000,000		0
Clipper Windpower [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operations goodwill impairment, pretax	590,000,000
Pratt And Whitney Rocketdyne [Member]
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operations goodwill impairment, pretax	$ 360,000,000