Note 20: Retirement Plans (Detail) - Information Regarding Major Funded and Unfunded Defined Benefit Plan (USD $)	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Change in Benefit Obligation
Service cost		$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Interest cost		44,000,000	64,000,000	70,000,000
Actuarial loss	510,000,000
Special termination benefits		(99,000,000)	(29,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Change in Plan Assets
Employer contributions		0.50
United States [Member]
Change in Benefit Obligation
Projected benefit obligation		5,259,000,000	5,071,000,000
Acquisitions/divestitures/other transfers			(1,000,000)
Service cost		48,000,000	50,000,000
Interest cost		206,000,000	254,000,000
Benefit payments		(422,000,000)	(535,000,000)
Actuarial loss		385,000,000	392,000,000
Special termination benefits		99,000,000	28,000,000
Projected benefit obligation	5,575,000,000	5,575,000,000	5,259,000,000
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets		4,763,000,000	4,861,000,000
Actual gain on plan assets		500,000,000	412,000,000
Employer contributions		7,000,000	25,000,000
Benefit payments		(422,000,000)	(535,000,000)
Fair value of plan assets	4,848,000,000	4,848,000,000	4,763,000,000
Under Funded Status at December 31	(727,000,000)	(727,000,000)	(496,000,000)
Accumulated benefit obligation at December 31	5,497,000,000	5,497,000,000	5,112,000,000
Non-U.S. [Member]
Change in Benefit Obligation
Projected benefit obligation		3,652,000,000	3,636,000,000
Acquisitions/divestitures/other transfers			2,000,000
Service cost		10,000,000	16,000,000	14,000,000
Interest cost		156,000,000	180,000,000	177,000,000
Participant contributions		2,000,000	4,000,000
Plan amendments			(4,000,000)
Benefit payments		(226,000,000)	(226,000,000)
Actuarial loss		560,000,000	160,000,000
Curtailments		(34,000,000)
Settlements		(8,000,000)	(86,000,000)
Special termination benefits			1,000,000	1,000,000
Currency adjustments		152,000,000	(31,000,000)
Projected benefit obligation	4,264,000,000	4,264,000,000	3,652,000,000	3,636,000,000
Change in Plan Assets
Fair value of plan assets		2,436,000,000	2,634,000,000
Acquisitions/divestitures			1,000,000
Actual gain on plan assets		157,000,000	47,000,000
Employer contributions		29,000,000	78,000,000
Participant contributions		2,000,000	4,000,000
Settlements		(8,000,000)	(86,000,000)
Benefit payments		(226,000,000)	(226,000,000)
Currency adjustments		89,000,000	(16,000,000)
Fair value of plan assets	2,479,000,000	2,479,000,000	2,436,000,000	2,634,000,000
Under Funded Status at December 31	(1,785,000,000)	(1,785,000,000)	(1,216,000,000)
Accumulated benefit obligation at December 31	$ 4,233,000,000	$ 4,233,000,000	$ 3,584,000,000