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Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Borrowings (Details)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Current portion of long-term debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Current portion of long-term debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Commercial paper
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Commercial paper
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other borrowings
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Other borrowings
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed-rate debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed-rate debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating-rate debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating-rate debt
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Eurobond which matured in July 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Eurobond which matured in July 2014
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate Eurobond which matured in July 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate Eurobond which matured in July 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate Eurobond which matured in July 2014
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating rate Eurobond which matured in July 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Medium term note due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate Medium term note due 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Euro Medium term note due 2026
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Euro Medium term note due 2026
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate Euro Medium term note due 2026
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Eurobond Due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate Eurobond Due 2021
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate Eurobond Due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate Eurobond Due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate Eurobond Due 2021
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating rate Eurobond Due 2021
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate 30-year bond due 2037
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate 30-year bond due 2037
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate medium term note due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate medium term note due 2017
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate medium term note due 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2014
Fixed rate medium term note due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate medium term note due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate medium term note due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating rate medium term note due 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate Euro Medium term note due 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate Euro Medium term note due 2018
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating rate Euro Medium term note due 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate medium term note due 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate medium term note due 2022
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate 30-year debenture due 2028
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate 30-year debenture due 2028
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fixed rate medium term note due 2044
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed rate medium term note due 2044
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating Rate UK Borrowing repaid December 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating Rate UK Borrowing repaid December 2014
GBP (£)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating Rate UK Borrowing repaid December 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate note due 2041
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating rate note due 2041
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Floating rate note due 2044
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Floating rate note due 2044
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2004
Floating rate note due 2044
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Various fixed and floating rate Other borrowings due 2015-2040
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Various fixed and floating rate Other borrowings due 2015-2040
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Eurobond 750 Million Euros Issued July 2007
USD ($)
Jul. 31, 2007
Eurobond 750 Million Euros Issued July 2007
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2013
Eurobond 275 Million Euros Issued December 2007
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2007
Eurobond 275 Million Euros Issued December 2007
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2014
Eurobond 600 Million Euros Issued November 2013
USD ($)
Nov. 30, 2013
Eurobond 600 Million Euros Issued November 2013
EUR (€)
Long-Term Debt                                                                                                                              
Principal amount                           € 775,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2014Member
    € 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2014Member
  $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2016Member
    € 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FixedRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2026Member
    € 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2021Member
    € 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2021Member
  $ 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearBondDue2037Member
  $ 650,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2017Member
  $ 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
$ 625,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
  $ 25,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
    € 500,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2018Member
  $ 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2022Member
  $ 330,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearDebentureDue2028Member
  $ 325,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2044Member
    £ 66,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FloatingRateUKBorrowingDue2015Member
  $ 96,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2041Member
  $ 55,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2044Member
  $ 60,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2044Member
    $ 1,042,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_Eurobond750MillionEurosIssuedJuly2007Member
€ 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_Eurobond750MillionEurosIssuedJuly2007Member
$ 382,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_Eurobond275MillionEurosIssuedDecember2007Member
€ 275,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= mmm_Eurobond275MillionEurosIssuedDecember2007Member
$ 753,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_Eurobond600MillionEurosIssuedNovember2013Member
€ 600,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_Eurobond600MillionEurosIssuedNovember2013Member
Interest rate - effective             2.46%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= mmm_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
  2.74%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= mmm_FixedRateLongTermDebtMember
3.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= mmm_FixedRateLongTermDebtMember
0.53%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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= mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMember
0.48%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMember
            1.62%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2016Member
  1.71%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2026Member
1.71%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2026Member
  1.97%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2021Member
1.97%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2021Member
  0.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2021Member
0.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2021Member
  5.73%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearBondDue2037Member
  1.10%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2017Member
  0.28%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
    1.74%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
  0.31%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2018Member
0.31%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2018Member
  2.17%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2022Member
  6.01%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearDebentureDue2028Member
  4.05%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2044Member
                  4.17%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_VariousFixedAndFloatingRateOtherBorrowingsDue2015to2040Member
             
Total long-term debt     55,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_CurrentPortionOfLongTermDebtMember
1,586,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_ShortTermDebtTypeAxis
= mmm_CurrentPortionOfLongTermDebtMember
        4,933,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FixedRateLongTermDebtMember
4,821,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FixedRateLongTermDebtMember
1,853,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMember
1,091,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMember
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2014Member
  1,075,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2014Member
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2014Member
  349,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2014Member
997,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2016Member
995,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2016Member
897,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2026Member
  0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2026Member
363,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2021Member
  411,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateEurobondDue2021Member
390,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2021Member
  404,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEurobondDue2021Member
748,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearBondDue2037Member
748,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearBondDue2037Member
649,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2017Member
648,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2017Member
594,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
  0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
25,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FloatingRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateMediumTermNoteDue2019Member
608,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2018Member
  0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateEuroMediumTermNoteDue2018Member
593,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2022Member
592,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2022Member
344,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearDebentureDue2028Member
346,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRate30YearDebentureDue2028Member
315,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2044Member
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
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= mmm_FixedRateMediumTermNoteDue2044Member
0us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateUKBorrowingDue2015Member
  109,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateUKBorrowingDue2015Member
96,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2041Member
97,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2041Member
55,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2044Member
59,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_FloatingRateNoteDue2044Member
  112,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_VariousFixedAndFloatingRateOtherBorrowingsDue2015to2040Member
79,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= mmm_VariousFixedAndFloatingRateOtherBorrowingsDue2015to2040Member
           
Long-term debt - excluding current portion - carrying value 6,731,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 4,326,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent                                                                                                                          
Short-Term Borrowings and Current Portion of Long-Term Debt                                                                                                                              
Total short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt 106,000,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent 1,683,000,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent     0us-gaap_DebtCurrent
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
0us-gaap_DebtCurrent
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= us-gaap_CommercialPaperMember
51,000,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent
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= mmm_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
97,000,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent
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= mmm_OtherShortTermBorrowingsMember
                                                                                                             
Maturities of long-term debt                                                                                                                              
2015 55,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                                                                                                                            
2016 1,109,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo                                                                                                                            
2017 745,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree                                                                                                                            
2018 608,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour                                                                                                                            
2019 622,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive                                                                                                                            
After 2019 3,647,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive                                                                                                                            
Floating rate note payments due in 2015 55,000,000mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths                                                                                                                            
Floating rate note payments due in 2016 71,000,000mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwentyFourMonths                                                                                                                            
Floating rate note payments due in 2017 $ 96,000,000mmm_FloatingRateLongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextFortyEightMonths