Commitments and Contingent Liabilities - General and Product Liability and Other Litigation Narrative (Details) claim in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Asbestos claim related losses, period covered by liability	10 years
General Product Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential product liability or claim, including related legal fees	$ 320	$ 316
Asbestos Related Product Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential product liability or claim, including related legal fees	$ 173	171
Number of asbestos claims settled and dismissed, to date \| claim	126
Sum of accrued asbestos-related liability and gross payments to date, including legal costs	$ 521	517
Loss contingency, related receivable	$ 125	123
Percentage of recoverable asbestos claim losses	70.00%
Loss contingency, related receivable, current	$ 12	12
Aggregate limits of excess insurance policies		430
Other Current Liabilities \| General Product Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potential product liability or claim, including related legal fees	54	$ 49
Other assets
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indemnification asset	30
SRI \| Accounts Receivable
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indemnification asset	$ 6

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Asbestos Claims Settled And Dismissed To Date.

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Loss Contingency, Asbestos Claim Related Losses, Period Covered by Liability

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percentage of asbestos claim related losses recoverable through insurance.

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The amount of indemnification assets (amounts to be reimbursed if and when certain assumed liabilities are paid) recognized at the acquisition date of a business combination.

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Amount of receivable related to a loss contingency accrual. For example, an insurance recovery receivable.

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Present value of the accrual for product liability loss contingencies as of the balance sheet date (if the accrual qualifies for discounting).

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