Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2011		Mar. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Sep. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 4,910,000,000		$ 4,625,000,000		$ 4,730,000,000		$ 4,401,000,000		$ 5,041,000,000		$ 4,519,000,000		$ 4,534,000,000		$ 4,272,000,000		$ 18,666,000,000	$ 18,366,000,000	$ 17,099,000,000
Cost of products sold	4,198,000,000		4,052,000,000		4,061,000,000		3,778,000,000		4,375,000,000		3,871,000,000		3,773,000,000		3,633,000,000		16,089,000,000	15,652,000,000	14,713,000,000
Net earnings	213,000,000		181,000,000		(164,000,000)		178,000,000		178,000,000		83,000,000		215,000,000		174,000,000		408,000,000	650,000,000	354,000,000
Net Income Attributable to Parent	205,000,000		177,000,000		(161,000,000)		169,000,000		171,000,000		79,000,000		205,000,000		164,000,000		390,000,000	619,000,000	328,000,000
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]
Basic net earnings	$ 2.66	[1]	$ 2.31	[1]	$ (2.10)	[1]	$ 2.21	[1]	$ 2.23	[1]	$ 1.04	[1]	$ 2.69	[1]	$ 2.17	[1]	$ 5.07	$ 8.12	$ 4.39
Diluted net earnings	$ 2.62	[1]	$ 2.27	[1]	$ (2.10)	[1]	$ 2.17	[1]	$ 2.19	[1]	$ 1.02	[1]	$ 2.64	[1]	$ 2.13	[1]	$ 4.99	$ 7.97	$ 4.34
Dividends	$ 0.50	[1]	$ 0.50	[1]	$ 0.50	[1]	$ 0.43	[1]	$ 0.43	[1]	$ 0.43	[1]	$ 0.43	[1]	$ 0.43	[1]
Market price range of common stock [Abstract]
High	$ 62.00	[2]	$ 82.99	[2]	$ 92.00	[2]	$ 92.28	[2]	$ 91.28	[2]	$ 96.90	[2]	$ 118.44	[2]	$ 91.11	[2]
Low	$ 45.22	[2]	$ 47.35	[2]	$ 72.48	[2]	$ 79.15	[2]	$ 72.95	[2]	$ 71.00	[2]	$ 86.86	[2]	$ 73.30	[2]
Close	$ 47.45	[2]	$ 49.91	[2]	$ 81.32	[2]	$ 85.36	[2]	$ 88.83	[2]	$ 80.96	[2]	$ 87.82	[2]	$ 87.25	[2]

[1] 1 The quarterly earnings per share amounts will not necessarily add to the earnings per share computed for the year due to the method used in calculating per share data.

[2] 2 Composite price as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.