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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
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ASSETS |  |
Deferred purchase price receivable | $ 155 |
Level 1 |  |
ASSETS |  |
Other | 163 | 252
Total assets | 264 | 378
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 234 | 700
Level 1 | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 2
Level 1 | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 79 | 114
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 225 | 692
Level 1 | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 7 | 1
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 2 |
Level 1 | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 15 | 9
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 7 | 8
Level 2 |  |
ASSETS |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 4,049 | 4,567
Deferred purchase price receivable | 155 |
Other | 34 | 88
Total assets | 6,064 | 6,677
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 1,645 | 1,260
Level 2 | Interest Rate Swap |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 28 |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 4
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 3 | 1
Level 2 | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 30 | 22
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 484 | 209
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts | 55 | 22
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 808 | 69
Level 2 | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 1,269 | 1,754
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 778 | 1,167
Level 2 | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 6 | 22
Level 2 | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 9 | 11
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 1 | 1
Level 3 |  |
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 |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 353 | 264
Total assets | 548 | 738
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 117 | 167
Level 3 | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 3 | 1
Level 3 | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 181 | 454
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 102 | 162
Level 3 | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 3
Level 3 | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 11 | 16
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 15 | 5
Total Fair Value |  |
ASSETS |  |
Readily marketable inventories at fair value | 4,402 | 4,831
Deferred purchase price receivable | 155 |
Other | 197 | 340
Total assets | 6,876 | 7,793
Liabilities: |  |
Total liabilities | 1,996 | 2,127
Total Fair Value | Interest Rate Swap |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 28 |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts |  | 4
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 3 | 1
Total Fair Value | Foreign Exchange |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated derivative contracts | 30 | 22
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 487 | 212
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts | 55 | 22
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 808 | 69
Total Fair Value | Commodities |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 1,529 | 2,322
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 1,105 | 2,021
Total Fair Value | Freight |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 13 | 26
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 2 |
Total Fair Value | Energy |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on undesignated derivative contracts | 35 | 36
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on undesignated derivative contracts | 23 | 14
Foreign Exchange | Current portion of long term debt |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss on designated derivative contracts | 29 | 22
Other non-current assets |  |
ASSETS |  |
Unrealized gain on designated and undesignated derivative contracts | $ 28 |

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