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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - EFFECT OF DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives		$ 0
Amount of gain or loss relating to ineffective portion	$ 0	0
Cash Flow Hedges
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Amount	339	166
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI	15	43
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	27	13
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	0	0
Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign exchange
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Amount	339	166
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI	15	43
Gain (loss) expected to reclassify into income in the next 12 months	15	31
Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign exchange \| Foreign exchange gains (losses)
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	27	13
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	0	0
Net Investment Hedges
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Amount	1,302	1,316
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI	(122)	(383)
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	0	0
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	0
Net Investment Hedges \| Foreign currency denominated debt
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Amount	786	663
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI	(101)	1
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	0	0
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	0	0
Net Investment Hedges \| Foreign exchange
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Amount	516	653
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated OCI	(21)	(384)
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income		0
Gain (loss) expected to reclassify into income in the next 12 months	0	0
Net Investment Hedges \| Foreign exchange \| Foreign exchange gains (losses)
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income	0
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	0	0
Designated derivative contracts
Designated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	11	3
Designated derivative contracts \| Interest rate \| Interest income (expense)
Designated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	11	3
Designated derivative contracts \| Freight
Summary of Cash Flow and Net Investment Hedges
Amount	0		$ 0
Undesignated derivative contracts
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	656	384
Undesignated derivative contracts \| Interest rate \| Interest income (expense)
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	0	(4)
Undesignated derivative contracts \| Foreign exchange \| Foreign exchange gains (losses)
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	82	262
Undesignated derivative contracts \| Foreign exchange \| Cost of goods sold
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	62	646
Undesignated derivative contracts \| Commodities \| Cost of goods sold
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	514	(531)
Undesignated derivative contracts \| Freight \| Cost of goods sold
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	4	(1)
Undesignated derivative contracts \| Energy \| Cost of goods sold
Undesignated Derivative Contracts:
Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative Instruments	$ (6)	$ 12