Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 12,444	$ 11,325	$ 9,946
Cost of sales	4,271	3,830	3,344
Gross profit	8,173	7,495	6,602
Research, development and engineering expenses	787	715	625
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,552	4,137	3,610
Recall charges, net of insurance proceeds	173	158	296
Amortization of intangible assets	371	319	210
Total operating expenses	5,883	5,329	4,741
Operating income	2,290	2,166	1,861
Other income (expense), net	(227)	(245)	(126)
Earnings before income taxes	2,063	1,921	1,735
Income taxes	1,043	274	296
Net earnings	$ 1,020	$ 1,647	$ 1,439
Net earnings per share of common stock:
Basic net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 2.73	$ 4.40	$ 3.82
Diluted net earnings per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 2.68	$ 4.35	$ 3.78
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	374.0	374.1	376.6
Effect of dilutive employee stock options (in shares)	6.1	4.4	4.3
Diluted (in shares)	380.1	378.5	380.9
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	0.0	0.0	0.0