Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 3,150,000,000	$ 3,096,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile income from continuing operations to net cash flows provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	958,000,000	935,000,000
Deferred income tax provision	325,000,000	36,000,000
Stock compensation cost	102,000,000	118,000,000
Change in:
Accounts receivable	359,000,000	312,000,000
Inventories and contracts in progress	456,000,000	791,000,000
Other current assets	146,000,000	47,000,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(83,000,000)	151,000,000
Global pension contributions	70,000,000	144,000,000
Other operating activities, net	573,000,000	(35,000,000)
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	2,848,000,000	3,077,000,000
Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	706,000,000	739,000,000
Investments in businesses	256,000,000	84,000,000
Dispositions of businesses	166,000,000	156,000,000
Increase in customer financing assets, net	(95,000,000)
Decrease in customer financing assets, net		73,000,000
Increase in collaboration intangible assets	247,000,000	308,000,000
Receipts from settlements of derivative contracts	415,000,000	37,000,000
Other investing activities, net	(167,000,000)	8,000,000
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(556,000,000)	(873,000,000)
Financing Activities of Continuing Operations:
Issuance (repayment) of long-term debt, net	3,000,000	(173,000,000)
Increase in short-term borrowings, net	2,645,000,000	19,000,000
Proceeds from Common Stock issued under employee stock plans	26,000,000	113,000,000
Dividends paid on Common Stock	1,096,000,000	1,026,000,000
Repurchase of Common Stock	3,000,000,000	670,000,000
Other financing activities, net	(124,000,000)	(106,000,000)
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(1,546,000,000)	(1,843,000,000)
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(48,000,000)	(18,000,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	698,000,000	343,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents	5,235,000,000	4,619,000,000
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 5,933,000,000	$ 4,962,000,000