Segment Information - Summary of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue	$ 3,469	$ 3,479	$ 3,609	$ 3,552	$ 3,580	$ 3,613	$ 3,831	$ 3,744	$ 14,109	$ 14,768	$ 14,314
Operating income	824	$ 868	$ 871	$ 839	860	$ 889	$ 932	$ 903	3,402	3,584	3,485
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									426	461	462
Plant and equipment additions									326	364	297
Identifiable assets	15,068				14,870				15,068	14,870	16,780
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									3,468	3,625	3,465
Identifiable assets	11,261				11,335				11,261	11,335	11,645
Operating segments | Automotive OEM
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									3,063	3,338	3,271
Operating income									659	751	747
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									125	123	111
Plant and equipment additions									134	184	147
Identifiable assets	2,417				2,388				2,417	2,388	2,402
Operating segments | Food Equipment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									2,188	2,214	2,123
Operating income									578	572	556
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									41	44	45
Plant and equipment additions									35	28	27
Identifiable assets	1,042				1,019				1,042	1,019	1,054
Operating segments | Test & Measurement and Electronics
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									2,121	2,171	2,069
Operating income									542	523	464
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									69	88	92
Plant and equipment additions									26	31	23
Identifiable assets	2,374				2,343				2,374	2,343	2,449
Operating segments | Welding
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									1,638	1,691	1,538
Operating income									453	474	415
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									26	27	28
Plant and equipment additions									28	23	17
Identifiable assets	734				789				734	789	756
Operating segments | Polymers & Fluids
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									1,669	1,724	1,724
Operating income									381	369	357
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									77	83	89
Plant and equipment additions									18	15	16
Identifiable assets	1,862				1,942				1,862	1,942	2,067
Operating segments | Construction Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									1,625	1,700	1,672
Operating income									383	414	399
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									29	32	33
Plant and equipment additions									29	25	22
Identifiable assets	1,176				1,167				1,176	1,167	1,196
Operating segments | Specialty Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									1,825	1,951	1,938
Operating income									472	522	527
Depreciation and amortization and impairment of intangible assets									59	64	64
Plant and equipment additions									56	58	45
Identifiable assets	1,656				1,687				1,656	1,687	1,721
Intersegment revenue
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating revenue									(20)	(21)	(21)
Unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									(66)	(41)	20
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Identifiable assets	$ 3,807				$ 3,535				$ 3,807	$ 3,535	$ 5,135