Recent Accounting Guidance Accounting Pronouncements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 [Member]

New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

	For the Period September 1 through December 31, 2017
(In millions)	As Reported			Effect of Change			Updated
Investing Activities
Payment into trust account	$	(571	)	$	571		$	—
Distribution from trust account	$	13		$	(13	)	$	—
Cash provided by investing activities	$	2,210		$	558		$	2,768
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	3,245		$	558		$	3,803
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	7,250		$	558		$	7,808

Accounting Standards Update 2017-07 [Member]

New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

Summary of Changes to the Consolidated Statement of Operations	For the Period September 1 - December 31, 2017 (Successor)
(in millions)	As Reported		Effect of Change		Updated
Cost of goods sold	$	6,165	$	75	$	6,240
Research and development expense	$	473	$	19	$	492
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	1,101	$	40	$	1,141
Sundry income (expense) - net	$	90	$	134	$	224

Summary of Changes to the Consolidated Statement of Operations	For the Period January 1 - August 31, 2017 (Predecessor)
(in millions)	As Reported		Effect of Change			Updated
Cost of goods sold	$	10,205	$	(153	)	$	10,052
Research and development expense	$	1,064	$	(42	)	$	1,022
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	3,306	$	(84	)	$	3,222
Sundry income (expense) - net	$	166	$	(279	)	$	(113	)

Summary of Changes to the Consolidated Statement of Operations	For the Period January 1 - December 31, 2016 (Predecessor)
(in millions)	As Reported		Effect of Change			Updated
Cost of goods sold	$	13,955	$	(18	)	$	13,937
Research and development expense	$	1,502	$	(6	)	$	1,496
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	4,143	$	(16	)	$	4,127
Sundry income (expense) - net	$	707	$	(40	)	$	667

Income Statement [Member] | Current Period Adjustment [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]

New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

	For the Year Ended December 31, 2018
(In millions, except per share amounts)	As Reported			Effect of Change			Balance without Adoption of Topic 606
Net sales	$	26,279		$	(69	)	$	26,210
Sundry income (expense) - net	$	543		$	71		$	614
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(4,793	)	$	2		$	(4,791	)
Provision for income taxes on continuing operations	$	220		$	—		$	220
Loss from continuing operations after income taxes	$	(5,013	)	$	2		$	(5,011	)

Balance Sheet [Member] | Opening Balance Adjustment [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]

New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

(In millions, except per share amounts)	As Reported December 31, 2017		Effect of Adoption of ASU 2014-09			Updated January 1, 2018
Current assets
Accounts and notes receivable - net	$	5,239	$	79		$	5,318
Inventories	8,633		(53		)	8,580
Other current assets	981		101			1,082
Deferred income taxes	$	480	$	1		$	481
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	4,831	$	(3	)	$	4,828
Accrued and other current liabilities	4,384		120			4,504
Deferred income tax liabilities	$	5,836	$	3		$	5,839
Retained earnings	$	175	$	8		$	183

	December 31, 2018
(In millions, except per share amounts)	As Reported			Effect of Change			Balance without Adoption of Topic 606
Current assets
Accounts and notes receivable - net	$	5,534		$	(40	)	$	5,494
Inventories	7,407			32			7,439
Other current assets	1,165			(80		)	1,085
Deferred income taxes	$	303		$	(1	)	$	302
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities	$	4,233		$	(80	)	$	4,153
Deferred income tax liabilities	$	5,381		$	(3	)	$	5,378
Accumulated deficit	$	(7,669	)	$	(6	)	$	(7,675	)