Note 19: Restructuring And Rationalization Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Charges Included In Severance Reserve Activity		$ 186	$ 101,000,000	$ 49,000,000
Severance Costs		100,000,000	32,000,000	28,000,000
Net Curtailment Gains Losses Included In Severance Reserve Activity			4,000,000
Restructuring Adjustments For Foreign Currency Translation Charges			1,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Settlements and Curtailments	229,000,000	(510,000,000)
Restructuring Charges		228,000,000	118,000,000	69,000,000
Accelerated Depreciation		13,000,000		6,000,000
Inventory Write-down		4,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other		108,000,000	118,000,000	69,000,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of		26,000,000	1,000,000	7,000,000
Positions Eliminated		3,225	1,225	800
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs		228,000,000
FPEG Segment [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other			23,000,000	9,000,000
GCG Segment [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other			6,000,000	1,000,000
CDG Segment [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other			6,000,000	7,000,000
All Other Segments [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other			95,000,000	60,000,000
Manufacturing/Service Positions [Member]
Positions Eliminated			575
Research and Development Positions [Member]
Positions Eliminated			100
Graphics, Entertainment and Commercial Films [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other		20,000,000
Digital Printing and Enterprise [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other		93,000,000
Personalized and Document Imaging [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other		24,000,000
United States and Canada [Member]
Positions Eliminated		1,925	725	475
World [Member]
Positions Eliminated				325
Other Parts of the World [Member]
Positions Eliminated		1,300	500
Restructuring costs and other [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net Gain (Loss) Due to Settlements and Curtailments		1
Liabilities Subject to Compromise [Member]
Severance Costs		2,000,000
Other Discontinued Operations [Member]
Charges Reported In Restructuring Costs Rationalization And Other			3,000,000	1,000,000
Manufacturing/Service Positions [Member]
Positions Eliminated		1,775		550
Administrative Positions [Member]
Positions Eliminated		1,050	550	225
Research and Development Positions [Member]
Positions Eliminated		400		25
Accelerated Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring Charges			10,000,000
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Charges		35,000,000
Segment, Discontinued Operations [Member]
Restructuring Charges		26,000,000
Inventory Write-down		26,000,000	3,000,000	1,000,000
Gross Restructuring Charges [Member]
Restructuring Charges		271,000,000	133,000,000	78,000,000
Employee Severance [Member]
Severance Costs		167,000,000	102,000,000	48,000,000
Facility Closing [Member]
Restructuring Charges			$ 15,000,000	$ 14,000,000