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Subsequent Events (Details) (Subsequent event, USD $)
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Jan. 27, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Feb. 04, 2015
Subsequent events:      
Dividend declared (in dollars per share) $ 1.1us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared    
Dividend declared, date   Jan. 27, 2015  
Dividend payable, date   Mar. 10, 2015  
Shareholders of record, date   Feb. 10, 2015  
Bonds issued     $ 2,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Bond issuance date   Feb. 04, 2015  
Three-year fixed rate bonds with 1.125 percent coupon rate
     
Subsequent events:      
Bonds issued     1,500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ibm_ThreeYearFixedRateBondsOnePointOneTwoFivePercentMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maturity term     3 years
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent)     1.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ibm_ThreeYearFixedRateBondsOnePointOneTwoFivePercentMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Three-year floating rate bonds
     
Subsequent events:      
Bonds issued     $ 500us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ibm_ThreeYearFloatingRateBondsMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Maturity term     3 years
Reference rate   LIBOR  
Interest rate margin (as a percent)     0.19%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= ibm_ThreeYearFloatingRateBondsMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember