Segment Information - Operating Profit (Loss) by Segment (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		$ 20,502,000,000	$ 20,705,000,000	$ 23,838,000,000
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		428,000,000	(15,146,000,000)	753,000,000
Inventory impairment		0	(246,000,000)	0
Goodwill impairment	$ 0	0	(14,717,000,000)	0
Restructuring, impairment and other		(209,000,000)	(1,866,000,000)	(342,000,000)
Separation related		(60,000,000)	(134,000,000)	(184,000,000)
Other non-operating income (loss), net		(583,000,000)	1,040,000,000	(84,000,000)
Interest expense, net		(299,000,000)	(264,000,000)	(237,000,000)
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		856,000,000	974,000,000	1,240,000,000
Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		20,502,000,000	20,705,000,000	23,838,000,000
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		2,006,000,000	1,504,000,000	2,035,000,000
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		841,000,000	939,000,000	1,220,000,000
Corporate
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		(429,000,000)	(464,000,000)	(433,000,000)
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		15,000,000	35,000,000	20,000,000
Segment reconciling items
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Inventory impairment		0	(246,000,000)	0
Goodwill impairment		0	(14,717,000,000)	0
Restructuring, impairment and other		(209,000,000)	(1,866,000,000)	(342,000,000)
Separation related		(60,000,000)	(134,000,000)	(184,000,000)
Other non-operating income (loss), net		(583,000,000)	1,040,000,000	(84,000,000)
Interest expense, net		(299,000,000)	(264,000,000)	(237,000,000)
Oilfield Services
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Goodwill impairment			(11,428,000,000)
Oilfield Services | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		9,542,000,000	10,140,000,000	12,889,000,000
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		761,000,000	487,000,000	917,000,000
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		590,000,000	669,000,000	926,000,000
Oilfield Equipment
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Goodwill impairment			(3,289,000,000)
Oilfield Equipment | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		2,486,000,000	2,844,000,000	2,921,000,000
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		69,000,000	19,000,000	55,000,000
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		69,000,000	74,000,000	120,000,000
Turbo-machinery & Process Solutions
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Goodwill impairment			0
Turbo-machinery & Process Solutions | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		6,417,000,000	5,705,000,000	5,536,000,000
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		1,050,000,000	805,000,000	719,000,000
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		126,000,000	137,000,000	118,000,000
Digital Solutions
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Goodwill impairment			0
Digital Solutions | Operating segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues		2,057,000,000	2,015,000,000	2,492,000,000
Segment income (loss) before income taxes
Income (loss) before income taxes		126,000,000	193,000,000	343,000,000
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets		$ 56,000,000	$ 59,000,000	$ 56,000,000