Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of defined benefit plans expense [Table Text Block]

The pre-tax expense for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans for the periods ended June 30 was as follows (in millions):

	Second Quarter
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	146		$	126		$	133		$	120		$	15		$	14
Interest cost	455			498			232			302			59			67
Expected return on assets	(688		)	(678		)	(343		)	(383		)	—			—
Amortization of:
Prior service costs/(credits)	39			39			11			13			(52		)	(57		)
(Gains)/Losses	116			52			199			148			35			25
Separation programs/other	(1		)	1			12			23			3			(1		)
Recognition of (gains)/losses due to:
Curtailments	—			—			—			—			—			—
Settlements	—			—			—			—			—			—
Total expense/(income)	$	67		$	38		$	244		$	223		$	60		$	48

	First Half
	Pension Benefits
	U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Worldwide OPEB
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	293		$	253		$	268		$	238		$	30		$	27
Interest cost	909			996			471			602			119			134
Expected return on assets	(1,377		)	(1,356		)	(692		)	(762		)	—			—
Amortization of:
Prior service costs/(credits)	78			78			23			27			(103		)	(114		)
(Gains)/Losses	232			103			404			296			71			49
Separation programs/other	1			1			19			39			2			—
Recognition of (gains)/losses due to:
Curtailments	—			—			—			—			—			—
Settlements	—			—			—			14			—			—
Total expense/(income)	$	136		$	75		$	493		$	454		$	119		$	96