Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash provided by (used for) operating activities	$ 659	$ (124)
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net of proceeds	(221)	(209)
Proceeds from sales of publicly traded and privately held equity securities and collections of notes receivable	2	1
Payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired	(370)
Payments relating to prior-period acquisitions		(4)
Payments for investments in companies and acquisitions of certain technologies	(10)	(5)
Proceeds from business divestitures, net of costs	1,426
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities	827	(217)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings, net of debt issuance costs		973
Payments on long-term borrowings	(1,250)	(900)
Proceeds from borrowings on credit facilities	425	200
Payments on borrowings from credit facilities	(425)	(200)
Payments for acquisitions of treasury stock	(192)
Proceeds from issuances of shares of common stock	22	28
Cash (used for) provided by financing activities	(1,420)	101
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash	(3)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	63	(240)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	213	864
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	276	624
Non-cash operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 96	$ 122