| Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2016: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a) | | Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a) | | Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a) | | Total (a) | Balance, January 1, 2016 | | $ | (3,169 | ) | | $ | (2,549 | ) | | $ | 10 |
| | $ | (5,708 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | | (581 | ) | | 376 |
| | (5 | ) | | (210 | ) | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | | 471 |
| | (3 | ) | | (7 | ) | | 461 |
| Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | (110 | ) | | 373 |
| | (12 | ) | | 251 |
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | | — |
| | (1 | ) | | — |
| | (1 | ) | Balance, September 30, 2016 | | $ | (3,279 | ) | | $ | (2,177 | ) | | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | (5,458 | ) |
| | (a) | All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI. |
The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2016: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a) | | Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a) | | Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a) | | Total (a) | Balance, July 1, 2016 | | $ | (3,298 | ) | | $ | (2,179 | ) | | $ | (4 | ) | | $ | (5,481 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | | (53 | ) | | 3 |
| | 5 |
| | (45 | ) | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | | 72 |
| | — |
| | (3 | ) | | 69 |
| Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | 19 |
| | 3 |
| | 2 |
| | 24 |
| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | | — |
| | (1 | ) | | — |
| | (1 | ) | Balance, September 30, 2016 | | $ | (3,279 | ) | | $ | (2,177 | ) | | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | (5,458 | ) |
| | (a) | All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI. |
The following table presents changes in AOCI for the three-month period ended September 30, 2015: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a) | | Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a) | | Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a) | | Total (a) | Balance, July 1, 2015 | | $ | (2,993 | ) | | $ | (1,905 | ) | | $ | 12 |
| | $ | (4,886 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | | 14 |
| | (562 | ) | | (8 | ) | | (556 | ) | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | | 72 |
| | — |
| | 7 |
| | 79 |
| Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | 86 |
| | (562 | ) | | (1 | ) | | (477 | ) | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | | — |
| | 5 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| Balance, September 30, 2015 | | $ | (2,907 | ) | | $ | (2,462 | ) | | $ | 11 |
| | $ | (5,358 | ) |
| | (a) | All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI. |
The following table presents changes in AOCI for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2015: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | In millions | | Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Items (a) | | Change in Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (a) | | Net Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Derivatives (a) | | Total (a) | Balance, January 1, 2015 | | $ | (3,134 | ) | | $ | (1,513 | ) | | $ | 1 |
| | $ | (4,646 | ) | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | | 12 |
| | (955 | ) | | (2 | ) | | (945 | ) | Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income | | 215 |
| | — |
| | 12 |
| | 227 |
| Net Current Period Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | | 227 |
| | (955 | ) | | 10 |
| | (718 | ) | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | | — |
| | 6 |
| | — |
| | 6 |
| Balance, September 30, 2015 | | $ | (2,907 | ) | | $ | (2,462 | ) | | $ | 11 |
| | $ | (5,358 | ) |
| | (a) | All amounts are net of tax. Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to AOCI. |
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| Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents details of the reclassifications out of AOCI for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and 2015: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Details About Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components | | Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (a) | | Location of Amount Reclassified from AOCI | | Three Months Ended September 30, | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | | 2016 | | 2015 | | In millions: | | | | | | | | | | | | Defined benefit pension and postretirement items: | | | | | | | | | | | | Prior-service costs | | $ | (9 | ) | | $ | (9 | ) | | | $ | (27 | ) | | $ | (25 | ) | (b) | Cost of products sold | Actuarial gains (losses) | | (108 | ) | | (108 | ) | | | (739 | ) | | (326 | ) | (b) | Cost of products sold | Total pre-tax amount | | (117 | ) | | (117 | ) | | | (766 | ) | | (351 | ) | | | Tax (expense) benefit | | 45 |
| | 45 |
| | | 295 |
| | 136 |
| | | Net of tax | | (72 | ) | | (72 | ) | | | (471 | ) | | (215 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Business acquisition/divestitures | | — |
| | — |
| | | 3 |
| | — |
| | Net (gains) losses on sales and impairments of businesses | Tax (expense)/benefit | | — |
| | — |
| | | — |
| | — |
| | | Net of tax | | — |
| | — |
| | | 3 |
| | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net gains and losses on cash flow hedging derivatives: | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign exchange contracts | | 5 |
| | (12 | ) | | | 10 |
| | (19 | ) | (c) | Cost of products sold | Total pre-tax amount | | 5 |
| | (12 | ) | | | 10 |
| | (19 | ) | | | Tax (expense)/benefit | | (2 | ) | | 5 |
| | | (3 | ) | | 7 |
| | | Net of tax | | 3 |
| | (7 | ) | | | 7 |
| | (12 | ) | | | Total reclassifications for the period | | $ | (69 | ) | | $ | (79 | ) | | | $ | (461 | ) | | $ | (227 | ) | | |
| | (a) | Amounts in parentheses indicate debits to earnings/loss. |
| | (b) | These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 16 for additional details). |
| | (c) | This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in our derivatives and hedging activities (see Note 15 for additional details). |
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