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Supplemental Equity and Comprehensive Income Information (Details 7) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Supplemental Equity and Comprehensive Income Information                  
Dividends that have been declared but not yet paid (in dollars per share) $ 1.025mmm_DividendsDeclaredInCurrentPeriodPaidInSubsequentPeriod $ 0.855mmm_DividendsDeclaredInCurrentPeriodPaidInSubsequentPeriod              
Dividends declared in current period (in dollars per share)     $ 0.855us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.855us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.855us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared   $ 3.59us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 3.395us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 2.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
Dividends paid in current period (in dollars per share)           $ 0.855us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 3.42us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 2.54us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 2.36us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid