Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Summary of off balance Sheet utilization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notes payable and overdrafts	$ 395	$ 406
Long term debt and finance leases due within one year	228	343
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount	4,035
Secured Debt [Member] \| Chinese Credit Facilities [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	852	1,033
Notes payable and overdrafts	26	37
Long Term Debt due Within One Year	136	124
Long term debt and finance leases due within one year	99	209
Letters of credit, bank acceptances and other utilization	75	41
Total utilized	$ 336	$ 411
Maturity date, start	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 07, 2022
Maturity date, end	Aug. 31, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount	$ 63	$ 81

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Long-term Debt, Before Deferred Finance Costs

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Latest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Earliest date the outstanding debt instruments are required to be repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, classified as current.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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