Amount of goodwill classified to held for sale and/or divested in the reporting period.

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Represents the amount of goodwill held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year, as well as the write-off of the carrying amount of goodwill associated with all or a portion of a reporting unit that is sold in the period.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill
Goodwill	$ 6,968		$ 6,968
Goodwill reclassified to held for sale and/or divested			47
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Goodwill, beginning of period			7,544
Impairments, beginning of period			(602)
Net goodwill, beginning of period			6,942
Goodwill Acquired			109
Held for sale and business divestitures			(47)
Goodwill impairment charge	0	0	0	0
Other adjustments			(36)
Goodwill, end of period	7,570		7,570
Impairments, end of period	(602)		(602)
Net goodwill, end of period	6,968		6,968
Johan Walter Berg AB
Goodwill
Goodwill	109		109
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Net goodwill, end of period	109		109
Construction Industries
Goodwill
Goodwill	336		336
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Net goodwill, beginning of period			382
Goodwill Acquired			0
Held for sale and business divestitures			0
Other adjustments			(46)
Net goodwill, end of period	336		336
Resource Industries
Goodwill
Goodwill	3,921		3,921
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Goodwill, beginning of period			4,559
Impairments, beginning of period			(602)
Net goodwill, beginning of period			3,957
Goodwill Acquired			0
Held for sale and business divestitures			(37)
Other adjustments			1
Goodwill, end of period	4,523		4,523
Impairments, end of period	(602)		(602)
Net goodwill, end of period	3,921		3,921
Power Systems
Goodwill
Goodwill	2,594		2,594
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Net goodwill, beginning of period			2,486
Goodwill Acquired			109
Held for sale and business divestitures			(10)
Other adjustments			9
Net goodwill, end of period	2,594		2,594
Other
Goodwill
Goodwill	117		117
Changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment:
Net goodwill, beginning of period			117
Goodwill Acquired			0
Held for sale and business divestitures			0
Other adjustments			0
Net goodwill, end of period	$ 117		$ 117