Retirement-Related Benefits - Contributions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Retirement-Related Benefits
Contributions by employer - Noncash	$ 424	$ 288
Nonpension Postretirement Plans \| Non-U.S. DB plans
Retirement-Related Benefits
Contributions by employer - Noncash	416	$ 452
Non-U.S. \| Pension Plans, Including Multi-employer Plans
Retirement-Related Benefits
Estimated cash contributions to the defined benefit plans in next fiscal year	$ 200

Amount of contribution expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following current fiscal year.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 55
-Paragraph 18
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