Note 10: Shareowners' Equity and Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract] 
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
     Quarter Ended September 30,
     2011 2010
(Dollars in millions) Shareowners' Equity Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity  Shareowners' Equity Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
Equity, beginning of period $ 22,723 $ 1,016 $ 23,739  $ 19,933 $ 982 $ 20,915
 Comprehensive income for the period:                   
  Net income   1,324   97   1,421    1,198   101   1,299
  Other comprehensive (loss) income:                   
   Foreign currency translation, net   (732)   (25)   (757)    808   45   853
   (Decreases) increases in unrealized gains from available-for-sale securities, net   (111)      (111)    25      25
   Cash flow hedging (losses) gains   (106)      (106)    25      25
   Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plans, net   79      79    23      23
  Total other comprehensive (loss) income   (870)   (25)   (895)    881   45   926
 Total comprehensive income for the period   454   72   526    2,079   146   2,225
                       
 Common Stock issued under employee plans   119      119    113      113
 Common Stock repurchased   (675)      (675)    (490)      (490)
 Common Stock contributed to pension plans   450      450    -      -
 Dividends on Common Stock   (411)      (411)    (370)      (370)
 Dividends on ESOP Common Stock   (16)      (16)    (16)      (16)
 Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest      (82)   (82)       (86)   (86)
 Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest   (51)   (17)   (68)    -   (8)   (8)
 Sale of subsidiary shares in noncontrolling interest   -   2   2    -   9   9
 Acquisition of noncontrolling interest      8   8       -   -
 Disposition of noncontrolling interest      (1)   (1)       (18)   (18)
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest in                    
  subsidiaries' earnings      (4)   (4)       (6)   (6)
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest in total                   
  other comprehensive (loss) income      4   4       (20)   (20)
 Change in redemption value of put options   (3)      (3)    5      5
                       
Equity, end of period $ 22,590 $ 998 $ 23,588  $ 21,254 $ 999 $ 22,253

     Nine Months Ended September 30,
     2011 2010
(Dollars in millions) Shareowners' Equity Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity Shareowners' Equity Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
Equity, beginning of period $ 21,385 $ 947 $ 22,332 $ 20,066 $ 933 $ 20,999
 Comprehensive income for the period:                  
  Net income   3,654   298   3,952   3,174   284   3,458
  Other comprehensive income (loss):                  
   Foreign currency translation, net   (63)   13   (50)   11   (3)   8
   (Decreases) increases in unrealized gains from available-for-sale securities, net   (40)      (40)   33      33
   Cash flow hedging losses   (87)      (87)   (18)      (18)
   Change in pension and post-retirement benefit plans, net   193      193   104      104
  Total other comprehensive income (loss)   3   13   16   130   (3)   127
 Total comprehensive income for the period   3,657   311   3,968   3,304   281   3,585
                      
 Common Stock issued under employee plans   566      566   439      439
 Common Stock repurchased   (2,175)      (2,175)   (1,650)      (1,650)
 Common Stock contributed to pension plans   450      450   250      250
 Dividends on Common Stock   (1,192)      (1,192)   (1,114)      (1,114)
 Dividends on ESOP Common Stock   (47)      (47)   (47)      (47)
 Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest      (248)   (248)      (233)   (233)
 Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest   (51)   (17)   (68)   (2)   (12)   (14)
 Sale of subsidiary shares in noncontrolling interest   3   10   13   -   36   36
 Acquisition of noncontrolling interest      13   13      29   29
 Disposition of noncontrolling interest      (1)   (1)      (18)   (18)
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest in                  
  subsidiaries' earnings      (15)   (15)      (22)   (22)
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest in total                  
  other comprehensive (loss) income      (2)   (2)      5   5
 Change in redemption value of put options   (6)      (6)   8      8
                      
Equity, end of period $ 22,590 $ 998 $ 23,588 $ 21,254 $ 999 $ 22,253
                      
Temporary Equity [Text Block]
    Quarter Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions) 2011 2010 2011 2010
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, beginning of period $ 348 $ 311 $ 317 $ 389
 Net income   4   6   15   22
 Foreign currency translation, net   (4)   20   2   (5)
 Dividends attributable to noncontrolling interest   -   (3)   (11)   (16)
 Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest   (2)   -   (2)   (65)
 Change in redemption value of put options   3   (5)   6   (8)
 Other changes in redeemable noncontrolling interest   (22)   (11)   -   1
               
Redeemable noncontrolling interest, end of period $ 327 $ 318 $ 327 $ 318
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Effects of Changes, Net [Text Block]
    Quarter Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Dollars in millions) 2011 2010 2011 2010
Net income attributable to common shareowners $ 1,324 $ 1,198 $ 3,654 $ 3,174
               
Transfers to noncontrolling interests:             
 Increase in common stock for sale of subsidiary shares   -   -   3   -
 Decrease in common stock for purchase of subsidiary shares   (51)   -   (51)   (2)
               
Change from net income attributable to common shareowners and transfers to noncontrolling interests $ 1,273 $ 1,198 $ 3,606 $ 3,172