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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 3) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item MMBTU t | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Foreign Exchange | Options | Non-exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Delta amount of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 210 |
Foreign Exchange | Options | Non-exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Delta amount of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 238 |
Foreign Exchange | Forwards | Non-exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 17,003 |
Foreign Exchange | Forwards | Non-exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 11,661 |
Foreign Exchange | Futures | Exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 4 |
Foreign Exchange | Swaps | Non-exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | 462 |
Foreign Exchange | Swaps | Non-exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 52 |
Commodities |  |
Derivative |  |
Maximum period of commodity contracts for sale of agricultural commodity | 1 year |
Commodities | Options | Exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 20,795 |
Commodities | Forwards | Non-exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 33,887,711 |
Commodities | Forwards | Non-exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 31,573,017 |
Commodities | Futures | Exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 6,944,106 |
Commodities | Swaps | Non-exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 1,180,877 |
Commodities | Swaps | Non-exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 2,249,354 |
Freight | Options | Exchange Cleared | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | item | 76 |
Freight | Forwards | Exchange Cleared | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | item | 45 |
Natural Gas | Futures | Exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU | 6,560,000 |
Natural Gas | Swaps | Non Exchange Cleared | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Energy Measure | MMBTU | 796,209 |
Energy - other | Forwards | Non Exchange Cleared | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 7,108,552 |
Energy - other | Futures | Exchange Traded | Short |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 1,624,372 |
Energy - other | Swaps | Exchange Traded | Long |  |
Derivative |  |
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount, Mass | 154,300 |
Designated derivative contracts | Freight |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amounts of open foreign exchange positions | $ | $ 0 | $ 0

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