Revenue from Contracts With Customers - Performance obligations (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Maximum
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Payment term	1 year
Aerospace
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Sales expected to be recognized on multi-year contracts in place as of the end of the period	$ 2,924
Aerospace \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-07-01
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
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	$ 1,612
Aerospace \| Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-07-01
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Period in which remaining performance obligations expect to be satisfied and revenue recognized	0 months
Sales expected to be recognized on multi-year contracts in place as of the end of the period	$ 1,312
Aerospace \| Maximum
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Payment term	1 year

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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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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-Publisher FASB
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