Supplemental Equity and Comprehensive Income Information - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Jun. 30, 2021 |
Mar. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2020 |
Mar. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
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| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | |||||||||
| Common stock, authorized (in shares) | 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000 | 3,000,000,000 | |||||||||
| Common stock, issued (in shares) | 944,033,056 | 944,033,056 | 944,033,056 | 944,033,056 | 944,033,056 | 944,033,056 | |||||||||
| Preferred stock, authorized (in shares) | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 | |||||||||
| Dividends declared in period (in dollars per share) | $ 1.49 | $ 1.49 | $ 1.49 | $ 1.49 | $ 1.48 | $ 1.48 | $ 1.48 | $ 1.48 | $ 1.47 | $ 1.47 | $ 1.47 | $ 1.47 | $ 5.96 | $ 5.92 | $ 5.88 |
| 3M India Limited | |||||||||||||||
| Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
| Payment of dividend to noncontrolling interest | $ (29) | ||||||||||||||
| Ownership interest (as a percent) | 75.00% | 75.00% | |||||||||||||