Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Revenue:
Sales	$ 954	$ 1,431	$ 1,967	$ 2,959
Services	1,454	2,537	3,111	5,603
Total revenue	2,408	3,968	5,078	8,562
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	1,182	1,220	2,126	2,565
Cost of services	1,930	2,364	3,644	5,361
Research and engineering	99	118	201	256
Marketing, general and administrative	222	264	429	551
Impairment and restructuring charges	1,126	76	1,286	649
Goodwill impairment	1,841	0	1,841	0
Merger and related costs	78	83	180	111
Merger termination fee	(3,500)	0	(3,500)	0
Litigation settlements	0	(13)	0	(13)
Total costs and expenses	2,978	4,112	6,207	9,480
Operating loss	(570)	(144)	(1,129)	(918)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(142)	0	(142)	0
Interest expense, net	(48)	(53)	(103)	(107)
Loss before income taxes	(760)	(197)	(1,374)	(1,025)
Income taxes	(152)	7	(519)	242
Net loss	(912)	(190)	(1,893)	(783)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	2	1	6
Net loss attributable to Baker Hughes	$ (911)	$ (188)	$ (1,892)	$ (777)
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to Baker Hughes	$ (2.08)	$ (0.43)	$ (4.30)	$ (1.77)
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.17	$ 0.17	$ 0.34	$ 0.34