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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (DETAILS) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item MMBTU t T | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Commodities |  |
Derivative |  |
Maximum period of commodity contracts for sale of agricultural commodity | 1 year |
Designated derivative contracts | Freight |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 0 | $ 0
3.50% unsecured senior notes due 2020 | Interest rate |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional Amount of Hedged Obligation | $ | 500 |
Notional Amount of Derivative | $ | $ 500 |
Receive rate (as a percent) | 3.50% |
3.50% unsecured senior notes due 2020 | LIBOR | Interest rate |  |
Derivative |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate added to variable base rate (as a percent) | 1.91% |
Exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Futures | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 118 |
Exchange Traded | Commodities | Futures | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 3,022,004 |
Exchange Traded | Commodities | Options | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 485,191 |
Exchange Traded | Natural Gas | Futures | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 14,192,000 |
Exchange Traded | Energy - other | Futures | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 29,882 |
Exchange Traded | Energy - other | Options | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 3,149 |
Exchange Traded | Energy - other | Swaps | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 224,100 |
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Options | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Delta amount of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 123 |
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Options | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Delta amount of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 120 |
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Forwards | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 13,280 |
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Forwards | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 8,381 |
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Swaps | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 812 |
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign Exchange | Swaps | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 67 |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Options | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 12,383 |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Forwards | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 33,613,560 |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Forwards | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 26,745,000 |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Swaps | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | T | 5,960,885 |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Swaps | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 892,262 |
Exchange Cleared | Freight | Options | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | item | 66 |
Exchange Cleared | Freight | Forwards | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | item | 2,120 |
Non Exchange Cleared | Natural Gas | Swaps | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 1,640,500 |
Non Exchange Cleared | Natural Gas | Swaps | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 2,797,393 |
Non Exchange Cleared | Energy - other | Forwards | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 7,108,552 |

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