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TRADE STRUCTURED FINANCE PROGRAM (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
TRADE STRUCTURED FINANCE PROGRAM
Net return from activities including fair value changes	$ 11	$ 15
Weighted-average interest rate of time deposits (as a percent)	2.45%		2.36%
Total net proceeds from issuances of LCs	$ 1,604	$ 1,396
Current assets:
Carrying value of time deposits	26		$ 64
Non-current assets:
Carrying value of time deposits	464		464
Current liabilities:
Carrying value of letters of credit obligations and foreign exchange contracts	490		528
Total fair value (Level 2 measurement) of letters of credit obligations and foreign exchange contracts	490		528
Time deposits, LCs, foreign exchange contracts presented net on the consolidated balance sheets
TRADE STRUCTURED FINANCE PROGRAM
Face value of time deposits, LCs, and foreign exchange contracts	6,110		5,732
Level 2
Current assets:
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of time deposits	26		64
Non-current assets:
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of time deposits	464		464
Current liabilities:
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of letters of credit obligations	489		528
Fair value (Level 2 measurement) of foreign exchange forward contracts-(gains) losses	1
Total fair value (Level 2 measurement) of letters of credit obligations and foreign exchange contracts	$ 490		$ 528

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- Definition

A short term time deposit with an initial maturity greater than 90 days entitling the Entity to receive interest at agreed upon intervals up to the established maturity date, based upon a fixed interest rate. A time deposit under the Trade Structured Finance Program may be issued in any denomination and is generally issued by commercial banks outside the United States. These deposits are pledged as collateral for the Letter of Credit Obligations under Trade Structured Finance Program and are subject to legally enforceable set off agreements.

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This element represents the fair value of current time deposits under Trade Structured Finance Program.

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Face value of financial instruments presented net on the balance sheet as the criteria of ASC 210-20, Offsetting, had been met.

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This element represents the fair value of the foreign exchange contracts netted against the letter of credit obligations under Trade Structured Finance Program.

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Short-term obligations (having initial terms of less than a year) under letters of credit that are fully collateralized by time deposits and foreign exchange contracts under the Trade Structured Finance Program.

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Short-term obligations (having initial terms of less than a year) under letters of credit that are fully collateralized by time deposits under the Trade Structured Finance Program. The obligations are generally denominated in US dollars and therefore are netted with foreign exchange forward contracts that serve as economic hedges for these obligations, and are subject to legally enforceable set-off agreements.

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This element represents the fair value of the letter of credit obligations under Trade Structured Finance Program.

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A long term time deposit with an initial maturity greater one year entitling the Entity to receive interest at agreed upon intervals up to the established maturity date, based upon a fixed interest rate. A time deposit under the Trade Structured Finance Program may be issued in any denomination and is generally issued by commercial banks outside the United States. These deposits are pledged as collateral for the Letter of Credit Obligations under Trade Structured Finance Program and are subject to legally enforceable set off agreements.

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This element represents the fair value of noncurrent time deposits under Trade Structured Finance Program.

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The cash inflow from the issuance of letters of credit obligations under the Trade Structured Finance Program, having an initial term of repayment within one year.

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Reflects the calculation as of the balance sheet date of the average interest rate weighted by the amount of time deposits under Trade Structured Finance Program outstanding at that time.

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Amount of gain (loss) realized from securities classified as trading.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7(c))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Trading Securities
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6526789

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