Expected Proceeds from Sale Of Equity Method Investments

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Percentage of fair value of sales receivables.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Amount of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction, at the date of derecognition.

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Subsequent Events Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
	Jul. 20, 2020	Jul. 06, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Amount Derecognized			$ 110	$ 257
Polyplastics Co., Ltd. [Member] \| Engineered Materials \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	45.00%
Expected Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments	$ 1,600
Secured Debt [Member] \| AmendedRestatedReceivableSecuritizationFacility [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Amount Derecognized		$ 87
Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Proceeds from New Transfers		$ 30
PercentageOfFairValueOfSalesReceivables		100.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit			$ 28
Secured Debt [Member] \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of Lines of Credit		$ 87