BUSINESS DIVESTITURE (Details) (USD $) In Millions	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
May 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Cash proceeds from divestiture of fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil		$ 3,914
Gain on divestiture of fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil	2,440	2,440
Cash disposed in sale of fertilizer nutrients assets		106
Fertilizer
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations
Cash proceeds from divestiture of fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil	3,914	3,914
Gain on divestiture of fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil	2,440
Gain on divestiture of fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil, net of tax	1,901
Transaction costs paid		144
Withholding tax paid on divestiture of fertilizer nutrients assets in Brazil		280
Cash disposed in sale of fertilizer nutrients assets		$ 106

This element represents the gain (loss) on divestiture of business, net of tax.

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This element represents the amount of transaction costs paid associated with the business divestiture.

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- Definition

This element represents the tax paid on divestiture of business.

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- Definition

Reduction in cash due to no longer including the former subsidiary's cash in the consolidated entity's cash.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 51

-Paragraph 15, 16

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB)

-Number 51

-Paragraph 39

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- Definition

The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a disposal group that is not a discontinued operation. It is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 47

-Subparagraph b

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 144

-Paragraph 37, 45

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 15, 16

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