Represents the number of types of long-term sales contracts utilized by the entity.

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Length of payment terms of sales contracts in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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- Definition

The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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- Definition

Indicates (true false) whether practical expedient was elected not to adjust consideration for effect of financing component when transfer and customer payment for product or service occurs within one year or less.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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Indicates (true false) whether practical expedient was elected to recognize incremental cost of obtaining contract as expense when incurred if amortization period would have been one year or less.

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Indicates (true false) whether optional exemption was applied not to disclose amount of transaction price allocated to and explanation of expected timing of revenue recognition for remaining performance obligation, when contract has expected duration of one year or less or right to consideration corresponds directly to performance completed.

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Critical and Significant Accounting Policies - Rev Recognition (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) contract segment	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Revenue, Performance Obligation [Abstract]
Practical expedient - nondisclosure of transaction price for future performance obligations	true
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Optional Exemption, Performance Obligation	true
Revenue Recognition in the Aerospace and Technologies Segment
Practical expedient - financing component	true
Number of reportable segments \| segment	4
Research and Development Costs
Research and development expenses \| $	$ 55	$ 56	$ 47
Aerospace
Revenue Recognition in the Aerospace and Technologies Segment
Number of types of long-term sales contracts utilized \| contract	2
Maximum
Revenue, Performance Obligation [Abstract]
Payment term	1 year
Maximum \| Aerospace
Revenue, Performance Obligation [Abstract]
Payment term	1 year