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Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) business	Dec. 31, 2013 business	Sep. 30, 2013 business	Jun. 30, 2013 business	Mar. 31, 2013 business	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) business	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) business	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) business	May. 01, 2014 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of a discontinued operation \| $						$ 0	$ 1,718	$ (91)
Number of businesses classified as held for sale						0	0
Specialty Products \| Machine components business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of businesses planned for divestiture					1
Number of businesses divested				1
Specialty Products \| Transportation related business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of a discontinued operation \| $								$ (20)
Number of businesses planned for divestiture					2			1
Number of businesses divested			1	1				1
Goodwill impairment charge \| $								$ 42
Specialty Products \| Consumer packaging business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Previously divested businesses reclassified as discontinued operations					1
Construction Products \| Construction distribution business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of a discontinued operation \| $								(39)
Number of businesses planned for divestiture			1		2
Number of businesses divested	2	1
Polymers and Fluids \| Specialty coatings business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of businesses planned for divestiture			1
Number of businesses divested		1
Polymers and Fluids \| Chemical manufacturing business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of businesses planned for divestiture					1
Number of businesses divested				1
Industrial packaging business \| Industrial packaging business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business \| $									$ 3,200
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of a discontinued operation \| $	$ 1,700
After-tax gain on sale of discontinued operations \| $	$ 1,100
Number of businesses planned for divestiture			1
Number of businesses divested	1
Income tax expense \| $								$ 42
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, repatriation of foreign earnings, amount \| $							$ 175
Foreign earnings repatriated \| $							$ 1,300
Industrial packaging business \| Packaging distribution business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Previously divested businesses reclassified as discontinued operations					1