Summary of Principle Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) country $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) country segments $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Number of countries in which entity operates (in countries) | country	15								15
Restricted cash	$ 97,000,000				$ 155,000,000				$ 97,000,000	$ 155,000,000
Unfunded commitments	0								0
Depreciation									575,000,000	584,000,000	$ 594,000,000
Gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, and equipment									0	0	0
Impairment of long-lived assets									0	0	0
Goodwill, impairment loss									0
Accounts payable outsourcing	1,500,000,000				1,300,000,000				1,500,000,000	1,300,000,000
Research and development expense									596,000,000	604,000,000	579,000,000
Advertising expense									330,000,000	366,000,000	310,000,000
Decrease in net sales	(5,702,000,000)	$ (5,418,000,000)	$ (5,347,000,000)	$ (4,786,000,000)	(5,656,000,000)	$ (5,248,000,000)	$ (5,198,000,000)	$ (4,616,000,000)	(21,253,000,000)	(20,718,000,000)	(20,891,000,000)
Decrease in net earnings	$ 268,000,000	$ (276,000,000)	$ (189,000,000)	$ (153,000,000)	$ (180,000,000)	$ (238,000,000)	$ (320,000,000)	$ (150,000,000)	$ (350,000,000)	$ (888,000,000)	$ (783,000,000)
Decrease in diluted earnings per share (USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 3.69	$ (3.72)	$ (2.52)	$ (2.01)	$ (2.36)	$ (3.10)	$ (4.15)	$ (1.92)	$ (4.70)	$ (11.50)	$ (9.83)
Number of reportable segments | segments									4
Operating profit	$ (267,000,000)	$ (331,000,000)	$ (274,000,000)	$ (264,000,000)	$ (341,000,000)	$ (374,000,000)	$ (368,000,000)	$ (285,000,000)	$ (1,136,000,000)	$ (1,368,000,000)	$ (1,242,000,000)
Interest and sundry (income) expense	(18,000,000)	(21,000,000)	$ (23,000,000)	$ (25,000,000)	10,000,000	$ (30,000,000)	$ (41,000,000)	$ (32,000,000)	(87,000,000)	(93,000,000)	(46,000,000)
Machinery and equipment
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Retirement of machinery									63,000,000	38,000,000
Other Current Assets
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	48,000,000				45,000,000				48,000,000	45,000,000
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Level 3 assets and liabilities	$ 0				$ 0				$ 0	0
Out of Period Adjustment | Asia
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Decrease in net sales		35,000,000
Increase in other operating expenses		8,000,000
Decrease in net earnings		$ 16,000,000
Decrease in diluted earnings per share (USD per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.22
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Accounting Standard Update 2017-07
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Operating profit											43,000,000
Interest and sundry (income) expense											$ 43,000,000
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Accounting Standard Update 2017-07 | Cost of Products Sold, And Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Postretirement benefit expense										(14,000,000)
New Accounting Pronouncement, Early Adoption, Effect | Accounting Standard Update 2017-07 | Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Postretirement benefit expense										$ 14,000,000