| **Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Product Warranty Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions**      | 3 Months Ended |        |        |
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| **Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]**                                                                     |           |   |   |   |
| Document Type                                                                                                      | 10-Q           |   |   |   |
| Product Warranty Accrual                                                                                           | $ 751          | $ 922  | $ 818  | $ 994 |
| Product Warranty Accrual, Warranties Issued                                                                        | 45             | 41     |   |   |
| Product Warranty Accrual, Currency Translation, Increase (Decrease)                                                | 0              | (1)    |   |   |
| **Accrued Product Warranty And Deferred Warranty Revenue, Standard And Extended Warranty Programs, Roll Forward:** |           |   |   |   |
| Adjustments to pre-existing warranties(A)(B)                                                                       | (17)           | 5      |   |   |
| **Extended Warranty Program:**                                                                                     |           |   |   |   |
| Product Warranty Accrual, Payments                                                                                 | (95)           | (117)  |   |   |
| Product Warranty Accrual, Current                                                                                  | 371            | 421    |   |   |
| Product Warranty Accrual, Noncurrent                                                                               | 380            | 501    |   |   |
| Extended Warranty Programs [Member]                                                                                |           |   |   |   |
| **Extended Warranty Program:**                                                                                     |           |   |   |   |
| Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized                                                                               | 34             | $ 38   |   |   |
| Deferred Revenue                                                                                                   | $ 317          |   | $ 325  |   |

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers.
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. For classified balance sheets, represents the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).
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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and due after one year (or beyond the operating cycle if longer) for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers.
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Amount of decrease in the standard and extended product warranty accrual from payments made in cash or in kind to satisfy claims under the terms of the standard and extended product warranty.
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Amount of increase (decrease) in the standard and extended product warranty accrual from changes in estimates attributable to preexisting product warranties.
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Amount of foreign currency translation gain (loss) which decreases (increases) the standard and extended product warranty accrual.
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