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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	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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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount of derivative expressed in nonmonetary units. For example, the number of barrels specified in a fuel oil forward purchase contract.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
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Nominal mass used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate that will be received or paid upon exercise of the interest rate swaption contract.

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Period the derivative contract is outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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