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Employee Postretirement Benefits (Summarized Financial Information about Postretirement plans, Excluding Defined Contribution Retirement Plans) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Defined Benefit Pension Plans      
Benefit obligation at beginning of year $ 3,687 $ 4,296  
Service cost 21 36 $ 41
Interest cost 121 128 129
Actuarial (gain) loss(a) [1] 446 (256)  
Currency and other 51 (96)  
Benefit payments from plans (142) (198)  
Direct benefit payments (10) (8)  
Settlements and curtailments (127) (215)  
Benefit obligation at end of year 4,047 3,687 4,296
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 3,398 3,897  
Actual return on plan assets 572 (132)  
Employer contributions 50 166  
Currency and other 51 (116)  
Benefit payments (142) (198)  
Settlements (126) (219)  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 3,803 3,398 3,897
Funded Status (244) (289)  
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans      
Benefit obligation at beginning of year 673 765  
Service cost 8 11 12
Interest cost 28 28 32
Actuarial (gain) loss(a) [1] 36 (79)  
Currency and other 0 (5)  
Benefit payments from plans 0 0  
Direct benefit payments (52) (48)  
Settlements and curtailments 0 1  
Benefit obligation at end of year 693 673 765
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 0 0  
Actual return on plan assets 0 0  
Employer contributions 0 0  
Currency and other 0 0  
Benefit payments 0 0  
Settlements 0 0  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year 0 0 $ 0
Funded Status $ (693) $ (673)  
[1] The actuarial net losses in 2019 and the actuarial net gains in 2018 were primarily due to discount rate decreases in 2019 and discount rate increases in 2018.