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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment $ 39,034us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 40,475us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Less: Accumulated depreciation 28,263us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment 26,654us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Net Plant, Property and Equipment 10,771us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 13,821us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet  
Plant and other property      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment 37,578us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
38,555us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation 27,500us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
25,576us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
 
Net Plant, Property and Equipment 10,078us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
12,979us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
12,854us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= ibm_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentExcludingRentalMachinesMember
Land and land improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment 667us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember
706us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandAndLandImprovementsMember
 
Buildings and building improvements      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment 9,524us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
9,680us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingAndBuildingImprovementsMember
 
Plant, laboratory and office equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment 27,388us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember
28,169us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember
 
Rental machines      
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]      
Property, plant and equipment 1,456us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentLeasedToOtherPartyMember
1,920us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentLeasedToOtherPartyMember
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation 763us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentLeasedToOtherPartyMember
1,078us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentLeasedToOtherPartyMember
 
Net Plant, Property and Equipment $ 693us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentLeasedToOtherPartyMember
$ 842us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentLeasedToOtherPartyMember