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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax (expense) benefit	$ (2)		$ 55	$ (21)	$ 27
Income tax benefit for favorable resolution of income tax matters					32
Discrete tax benefits					$ 17
Tax Act - provisional income tax expense		$ 60

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Amount of discrete tax gains (losses) included in income tax expense.

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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