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Contingencies (Details)-K
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 1993
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Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs            
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958   $ 40,000,000        
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date | item 396,000 396,000        
Average indemnity payment per claim $ 9,200 $ 9,200        
Deferred amounts payable 17,000,000 17,000,000 $ (13,000,000)      
Payments for Asbestos-Related Liabilities   138,000,000 $ 148,000,000 $ 158,000,000    
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2014 before insurance recoveries 4,600,000,000 $ 4,600,000,000       $ 975,000,000
Number of years, estimate of accrued liability   4 years        
Asbestos related charges $ 225,000,000 $ 522,000,000        
Approximate number of plaintiffs and claimants asbestos claims pending against the entity            
Number of pending plaintiffs and claimants | item 2,080 2,080 2,260 2,620 2,610  
Disposed (in number of litigants) | item   1,460 1,830 1,700    
Filed (in number of litigants) | item   1,280 1,470 1,710    
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum            
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs            
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage 82.00% 82.00%        
Damages of $15 million or less            
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs            
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage 11.00% 11.00%        
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million            
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs            
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage 7.00% 7.00%