OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS - ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (Details) - Long-term receivables - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
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| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Long Term Receivables | ||||
| Beginning balance | $ 98 | $ 109 | $ 113 | $ 109 |
| Bad debt provisions | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Recoveries | (4) | (3) | (7) | (11) |
| Write-offs | (1) | 0 | (2) | 0 |
| Foreign exchange translation | (4) | 5 | (19) | 3 |
| Ending balance | $ 90 | $ 111 | $ 90 | $ 111 |
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- Definition Reduction of amount of allowance for credit losses from recovery of doubtful of collection that were previously charged off. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) from converting allowance reserve for credit loss to currency of reporting entity from amount denominated or measured in a different currency, which decreases (increases) the allowance for loan and lease losses. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of direct write-downs of financing receivables charged against the allowance. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of allowance for credit losses related to recorded investment. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of expense related loan transactions, lease transactions, credit loss from transactions other than loan and lease transactions, and other loss based on assessment of uncollectability from the counterparty to reduce the account to their net realizable value. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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