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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2013 Continued Operations | Sep. 30, 2012 Continued Operations | Sep. 30, 2013 Discontinued Operations | Sep. 30, 2013 Brazil | Dec. 31, 2010 Brazil Income tax examination from 2005 to 2007 subsidiary | Dec. 31, 2011 Brazil Income tax examination from 2005 to 2007 | Dec. 31, 2011 Brazil Income tax examination from 2005 to 2009 subsidiary | Sep. 30, 2013 Brazil Income tax examination 2009
Income Tax Examination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense | $ 591 | $ 82 | $ 702 | $ 197 | $ 702 | $ 197 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in liability for uncertain tax positions |  |  | 19 |  | 22 |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries under tax examination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Income Tax Expense Benefit Related to Other Discrete Tax Items |  |  | 496 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in income tax expense due to change in deferred tax valuation allowances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 464 |  |  |  |
Total proposed adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 525 |  | 160 | 121
The dismissal of a portion of 2010 Brazilian tax authorities proposed tax adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 170 |  |

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