Restructuring Actions (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	27 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) position	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 position
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions		$ 18
Corporate and Unallocated
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions	$ 41		$ 0		$ 41	$ 0
Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					18	107	$ 124
Restructuring and related cost, expected number of positions affected | position								3,100
Expected charges	280				280
Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring | Employee Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions				$ 18	18	107
Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring | Employee Severance | Corporate and Unallocated
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					8	32
Divestiture-Related Restructuring​
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions	$ 41
Restructuring and related cost, expected number of positions affected | position	850
Expected charges	$ 41				41
Divestiture-Related Restructuring​ | Employee Severance
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions	41
Safety and Industrial | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring | Employee Severance | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					2	28
Transportation and Electronics | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring | Employee Severance | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					4	23
Health Care | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring | Employee Severance | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					2	18
Consumer | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring | Employee Severance | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					2	6
Cost of sales | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					0	18
Cost of sales | Divestiture-Related Restructuring​
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions	3
Selling, general and administrative expenses | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					12	74
Selling, general and administrative expenses | Divestiture-Related Restructuring​
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions	36
Research, development and related expenses | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions					$ 6	$ 15
Research, development and related expenses | Divestiture-Related Restructuring​
Restructuring Cost and Reserve
Divestiture-related restructuring actions	$ 2