CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges, taxes	$ (4)	$ (3)	$ 9
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges reclassified to net earnings, taxes	(20)	5	5
Derivatives qualifying as cash flow hedges reclassified to net earnings due to business divestitures, taxes			(1)
Pension and postretirement benefits, taxes	421	66	41
Pension and postretirement benefits reclassified to net earnings, taxes	(38)	(44)	(49)
Pension and postretirement benefits reclassified to net earnings due to business divestitures, taxes			62
Available for sale securities, taxes	(7)	(3)	(4)
Available for sale securities reclassified to net earnings, taxes			$ 3

Tax effect of the gross appreciation or the gross loss, net of reclassification adjustment, in the value of the total unsold available-for-sale securities at the end of an accounting period.

+ References+ Details

Tax effect on the accumulated change in the value of either the projected benefit obligation or plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from a change in an actuarial assumption that has not been recognized in net periodic benefit cost.

+ References+ Details

- Definition

Total tax effect of the change in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. The change includes an entity's share of an equity investee's increase or decrease in deferred hedging gains or losses. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a credit balance consistent with its label.

+ References+ Details

- Definition

Tax effect on the reclassification adjustment for losses realized upon the write-down of securities.

+ References+ Details

- Definition

Tax effect on reclassification adjustment for accumulated gains and losses from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated comprehensive income that was realized in net income during the period.

+ References+ Details

- Definition

For each annual statement of income presented, the tax effect of the net gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income that is a reclassification adjustment of other comprehensive income as a result of being recognized as a component of net periodic benefit cost for the period.

+ References+ Details