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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, zł in Millions, claim in Millions, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 28, 2020 employee	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) claim	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) employee claim	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€) employee	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€) claim	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 PLN (zł)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 PLN (zł)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
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Liability for anticipated environmental matters		$ 48		$ 48			$ 48
Liability for anticipated environment matters, current		12		12			13
Workers' compensation liability		204		204			198
Workers' compensation liability, current		35		35			39
Off-balance sheet financial guarantees and other commitments		73		73			74
Accounts receivable
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indemnification asset		3		3
Other Assets
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indemnification asset		22		22
Workers' Compensation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential workers' compensation liability in excess of recorded amount		25		25
General Product Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product liability and other tort claims liability		295		295			293
General Product Liability \| Other Current Liabilities
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product liability and other tort claims liability		39		39			43
Asbestos Related Product Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product liability and other tort claims liability		$ 154		$ 154			153
Asbestos claims dismissed to date (in claims) \| claim		153,900		153,900		153,900
Accrued asbestos-related liability and gross payments to date		$ 564		$ 564			554
Product liability contingency, evaluation period				10 years	10 years
Asbestos claims receivable		$ 95		$ 95			95
Expected percentage of asbestos claim related losses recoverable through insurance		60.00%		60.00%		60.00%
Asbestos claims receivable, current		$ 13		$ 13			13
Limits of excess insurance policies							555
Amiens Labor Claims
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, number of plaintiffs \| employee	790			850	850
Contingent loss		164		$ 164		€ 140
Loss contingency, accrual		5	€ 4	30	€ 26
Unfavorable Regulatory Action
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Guarantee issued							$ 47	zł 181	$ 43	zł 165
Workers' Compensation Claims
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guarantee issued		$ 26		$ 26							$ 46