Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans expense [Table Text Block]

The pre-tax expense for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the periods ended September 30 was as follows (in millions):

	Third Quarter
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	128		$	147		$	116		$	133		$	13		$	15
Interest cost	381			454			190			236			49			59
Expected return on assets	(673		)	(732		)	(329		)	(372		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)	43			38			9			13			(35		)	(51		)
Net remeasurement (gain)/loss	—			—			—			—			—			—
Separation programs/other	6			4			16			11			(1		)	—
Net periodic benefit cost/(income)	$	(115	)	$	(89	)	$	2		$	21		$	26		$	23

	First Nine Months
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2016			2015			2016			2015			2016			2015
Service cost	$	383		$	440		$	358		$	401		$	37		$	45
Interest cost	1,143			1,363			587			707			146			178
Expected return on assets	(2,020		)	(2,196		)	(1,018		)	(1,116		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service costs/(credits)	128			116			28			36			(106		)	(154		)
Net remeasurement (gain)/loss	—			—			11			—			—			—
Separation programs/other	9			6			88			30			(1		)	1
Net periodic benefit cost/(income)	$	(357	)	$	(271	)	$	54		$	58		$	76		$	70