Property, Plant, and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross property, plant and equipment	$ 15,768	$ 15,364
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment	11,442	11,039
Net property, plant, and equipment	4,326	4,325
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	2,300
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross property, plant and equipment	120	120
Building and Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross property, plant and equipment	$ 1,608	$ 1,652
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 1 - 10 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	17.00%	13.00%
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 11 - 20 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	39.00%	41.00%
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 21 - 30 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	24.00%	21.00%
Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 31 - 40 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	20.00%	25.00%
Machinery, equipment, and other
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Gross property, plant and equipment	$ 14,040	$ 13,592
Machinery, equipment, and other \| 1 - 5 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	49.00%	49.00%
Machinery, equipment, and other \| 6 - 10 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	41.00%	41.00%
Machinery, equipment, and other \| 11 - 20 years
Property Plant Equipment Useful Lives Total Depreciated Percentages [Abstract]
Ratio of depreciation by useful asset life over total depreciation of asset (in hundredths)	10.00%	10.00%
Minimum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 1 - 10 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	1 year
Minimum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 11 - 20 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	11 years
Minimum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 21 - 30 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	21 years
Minimum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 31 - 40 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	31 years
Minimum \| Machinery, equipment, and other \| 1 - 5 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	1 year
Minimum \| Machinery, equipment, and other \| 6 - 10 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	6 years
Minimum \| Machinery, equipment, and other \| 11 - 20 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	11 years
Maximum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 1 - 10 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	10 years
Maximum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 11 - 20 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	20 years
Maximum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 21 - 30 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	30 years
Maximum \| Building and Building Improvements [Member] \| 31 - 40 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	40 years
Maximum \| Machinery, equipment, and other \| 1 - 5 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	5 years
Maximum \| Machinery, equipment, and other \| 6 - 10 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	10 years
Maximum \| Machinery, equipment, and other \| 11 - 20 years
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant, and equipment useful lives	20 years

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