Revenue from Contracts With Customers - Performance obligations (Details) - Aerospace & technologies $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Sales expected to be recognized on multi-year contracts in place as of the end of the period	$ 2,956
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-07-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Period in which remaining performance obligations expect to be satisfied and revenue recognized	12 months
Sales expected to be recognized on multi-year contracts in place as of the end of the period	$ 1,439
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2023-07-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Period in which remaining performance obligations expect to be satisfied and revenue recognized	12 months
Sales expected to be recognized on multi-year contracts in place as of the end of the period	$ 1,517

Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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