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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€) item MMBTU t | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item
Interest Rate Swap Maturity at November 24, 2020 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional Amount of Hedged Obligation |  |  | $ 500
Fixed Rate Receivable | 3.50% |  | 3.50%
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | $ 500
Interest Rate Swap Maturity at June 16, 2023 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional Amount of Hedged Obligation | € | € 800 |  |
Fixed Rate Receivable | 1.85% |  | 1.85%
Notional amount of derivative | € | € 800 |  |
Interest Rate Swap Maturity at August 15, 2026 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional Amount of Hedged Obligation |  |  | $ 550
Fixed Rate Receivable | 3.25% |  | 3.25%
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | $ 550
Commodities | Maximum |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Maximum period of commodity contracts for sale of agricultural commodity | 1 year |  |
Designated derivative contracts | Freight |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  | $ 0 | 0
Undesignated derivative contracts | Interest rate swap |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Term of contract | 1 year | 1 year |
LIBOR | Interest Rate Swap Maturity at November 24, 2020 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Weighted Average Rate Payable | 1.91% |  |
LIBOR | Interest Rate Swap Maturity at August 15, 2026 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Weighted Average Rate Payable | 1.12% |  |
EURIBOR | Interest Rate Swap Maturity at June 16, 2023 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Weighted Average Rate Payable | 1.64% |  |
Senior Notes Due 2023 |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | € | € 800 |  |
Senior Notes Due 2023 | Designated derivative contracts |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional Amount of Hedged Obligation | € | € 797 |  |
Exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Futures | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 90
Exchange Traded | Commodities | Futures | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 768,446 |  |
Exchange Traded | Commodities | Options | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 968,475 |  |
Exchange Traded | Commodities | Swaps | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 30,000 |  |
Exchange Traded | Natural Gas | Futures | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 5,167,500 |  |
Exchange Traded | Energy - Other | Futures | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 4,454 |  |
Exchange Traded | Energy - Other | Options | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 403 |  |
Exchange Traded | Energy - Other | Swaps | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 271,900 |  |
Non-exchange Traded | Forward Rate Agreements | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 825
Non-exchange Traded | Interest rate swap | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 2,048
Non-exchange Traded | Interest rate swap | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 1,476
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Options | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Delta amount of open foreign exchange positions |  |  | 230
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Options | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Delta amount of open foreign exchange positions |  |  | 157
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Forwards | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 9,515
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Forwards | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 8,341
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Swaps | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | 265
Non-exchange Traded | Foreign exchange | Swaps | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Notional amount of derivative |  |  | $ 389
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Forwards | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 35,909,050 |  |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Forwards | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 26,296,335 |  |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Swaps | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 6,932,933 |  |
Non-exchange Traded | Commodities | Swaps | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 1,768,321 |  |
Exchange Cleared | Freight | Options | Short |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | item | 985 |  | 985
Exchange Cleared | Freight | Forwards | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | item | 1,264 |  | 1,264
Non Exchange Cleared | Natural Gas | Swaps | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 1,236,469 |  |
Non Exchange Cleared | Energy - Other | Forwards | Long |  |  |
Derivative |  |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 6,255,869 |  |

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