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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Income tax (expense) benefit | $ (85) |  | $ (29) | $ (106) | $ (2)
Income tax benefit for favorable resolution of income tax matters | $ 15 |  |  |  | 32
Discrete tax benefits |  |  |  |  | $ 17
Tax Act - provisional income tax expense |  | $ 60 |  |  |

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