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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Fair Value, Assets (Liabilities) Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions |  |
Threshold percent of fair value contributed by unobservable inputs for qualification as Level 3 (as a percent) | 10.00% |
ASSETS |  |
Deferred purchase price receivable | $ 119 |
Level 1 |  |
ASSETS |  |
Other | 112 | 252
Total assets | 250 | 378
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 411 | 700
Level 1 | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 2
Level 1 | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 112 | 114
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 400 | 692
Level 1 | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 23 | 1
Level 1 | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 3 | 9
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 11 | 8
Level 2 |  |
ASSETS |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 4,140 | 4,567
Other | 91 | 88
Deferred purchase price receivable | 119 |
Total assets | 5,725 | 6,677
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 857 | 1,260
Level 2 | Interest Rate Swap |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 18 |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 4
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 1
Level 2 | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 26 | 22
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 344 | 209
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts | 26 | 22
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 112 | 69
Level 2 | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 958 | 1,754
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 715 | 1,167
Level 2 | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 13 | 22
Level 2 | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 16 | 11
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 4 | 1
Level 3 |  |
ASSETS |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 722 | 264
Total assets | 952 | 738
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 96 | 167
Level 3 | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 1 | 1
Level 3 | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 191 | 454
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 85 | 162
Level 3 | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 2 | 3
Level 3 | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 36 | 16
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 11 | 5
Total Fair Value |  |
ASSETS |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 4,862 | 4,831
Other | 203 | 340
Deferred purchase price receivable | 119 |
Total assets | 6,927 | 7,793
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 1,364 | 2,127
Total Fair Value | Interest Rate Swap |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 18 |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 4
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 1
Total Fair Value | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 26 | 22
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 345 | 212
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts | 26 | 22
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 112 | 69
Total Fair Value | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 1,261 | 2,322
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 1,200 | 2,021
Total Fair Value | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 38 | 26
Total Fair Value | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 55 | 36
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 26 | 14
Foreign Exchange | Current portion of long term debt |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts | 23 | 22
Other non-current assets. |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized gain on designated and undesignated derivative contracts | $ 14 |

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