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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS - ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (DETAILS) - Long-term receivables - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Long Term Receivables |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 111 | $ 127 | $ 100 | $ 153
Bad debt provisions |  | 1 | 1 | 6
Recoveries | (2) | (4) | (11) | (18)
Write-offs |  | (1) |  | (1)
Transfers | 1 |  | 1 | 5
Foreign exchange translation | (1) | (27) | 18 | (49)
Ending balance | $ 109 | $ 96 | $ 109 | $ 96

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- Definition Reduction of amount of allowance for credit losses from recovery of doubtful of collection that were previously charged off. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Reclassifications from the current portion of allowance for doubtful accounts for financing receivables to non-current. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of direct write-downs of financing receivables charged against the allowance. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953423-111524 + Details
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- Definition Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11B -Subparagraph (c)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=SL6953423-111524 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 225 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-04.11) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879574&loc=d3e536633-122882 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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