Commitments and Contingent Liabilities Guarantee Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantee Obligations	$ 94	$ 97
Factoring Agreement [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantee Obligations	17	16
Agreements with lenders to provide financing for select customers [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	16	$ 27
Current Portion [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantee Obligations	$ 1

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(5))
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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
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