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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Other current assets    
Prepaid expenses and other $ 595us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent $ 602us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousCurrent
Deferred income taxes 444us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 502us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Derivative assets-current 182us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent 76us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent
Insurance related receivables prepaid expenses and other 77mmm_InsuranceRelatedReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrent 99mmm_InsuranceRelatedReceivablesPrepaidExpensesAndOtherCurrent
Total other current assets 1,298us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent 1,279us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
Investments    
Equity method 58us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures 69us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Cost method 41us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments 45us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments
Other investments 3us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments 8us-gaap_OtherLongTermInvestments
Total investments 102us-gaap_LongTermInvestments 122us-gaap_LongTermInvestments
Other assets    
Deferred income taxes 889us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent 360us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Insurance related receivables and other 89mmm_InsuranceRelatedReceivablesAndOtherNoncurrent 96mmm_InsuranceRelatedReceivablesAndOtherNoncurrent
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies 245us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance 236us-gaap_CashSurrenderValueOfLifeInsurance
Other 331us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent 288us-gaap_OtherAssetsMiscellaneousNoncurrent
Total other assets 1,554us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 980us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Other current liabilities    
Accrued trade payables 533us-gaap_OtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities 547us-gaap_OtherAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities
Deferred income 541us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 521us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Derivative liabilities 39us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 103us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Dividends payable 648us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent 567us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrent
Employee benefits and withholdings 172us-gaap_OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 195us-gaap_OtherEmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Contingent liability claims and other 157mmm_ContingentLiabilityClaimsAndOtherCurrent 119mmm_ContingentLiabilityClaimsAndOtherCurrent
Property and other taxes 90us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent 88us-gaap_AccrualForTaxesOtherThanIncomeTaxesCurrent
Pension and postretirement benefits 60us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities 61us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansCurrentLiabilities
Deferred income taxes 34us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent 37us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Other 644us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 653us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Total other current liabilities 2,918us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent 2,891us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent
Other liabilities    
Long term income taxes payable 519us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent 472us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesNoncurrent
Employee benefits 262mmm_EmployeeBenefitsLiabilityNoncurrent 315mmm_EmployeeBenefitsLiabilityNoncurrent
Contingent liability claims and other 300mmm_ContingentLiabilityClaimsAndOtherNoncurrent 314mmm_ContingentLiabilityClaimsAndOtherNoncurrent
Long-term obligations under capital leases 59us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 58us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Deferred income 21us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent 19us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent
Deferred income taxes 141us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 538us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other 253us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent 268us-gaap_OtherSundryLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Total other liabilities 1,555us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 1,984us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Drafts payable    
Drafts payable on demand included in Accounts payable $ 1us-gaap_DraftsPayable $ 24us-gaap_DraftsPayable