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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) MMBTU day t | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) MMBTU day t
Interest rate | Long | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | $ 3,286 | $ 4,062
Interest rate | Long | Forward Rate Agreements |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 169 | 213
Interest rate | Short | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 164 | 39
Interest rate | Short | Forward Rate Agreements |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 169 | 418
Foreign exchange | Long | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 299 | 191
Foreign exchange | Long | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 10,187 | 7,164
Foreign exchange | Long | Futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 1 | 0
Foreign exchange | Long | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Delta | 124 | 132
Foreign exchange | Short | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 317 | 170
Foreign exchange | Short | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 14,926 | 9,983
Foreign exchange | Short | Futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 0 | 16
Foreign exchange | Short | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Delta | $ 165 | $ 157
Commodities | Long | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 193,287 | 0
Commodities | Long | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 35,030,369 | 27,914,141
Commodities | Long | Futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 0 | 0
Commodities | Long | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 110,536 | 0
Commodities | Short | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 543,493 | 1,114,704
Commodities | Short | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 32,400,559 | 25,321,595
Commodities | Short | Futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 9,857,392 | 1,960,051
Commodities | Short | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 0 | 115,232
Ocean freight | Long | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day | 5,033 | 0
Ocean freight | Long | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day | 397 | 42
Ocean freight | Short | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day | 0 | 133
Ocean freight | Short | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day | 0 | 0
Natural gas | Long | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 811,374 | 215,640
Natural gas | Long | Futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 9,740,000 | 2,802,500
Natural gas | Short | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 0 | 0
Natural gas | Short | Futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU | 0 | 0
Energy - other | Long | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 370,979 | 239,836
Energy - other | Long | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 5,534,290 | 5,534,290
Energy - other | Short | Swaps |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 0 | 0
Energy - other | Short | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t | 0 | 0
Other | Long | Swaps and futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | $ 10 | $ 50
Other | Short | Swaps and futures |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 0 | 14
Fair Value Hedging | Interest rate |  |
Derivative |  |
Carrying value of hedged debt | 2,322 | 2,279
Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting | 102 | 37
Notional amount of derivative | 2,226 | 2,249
Fair Value Hedging | Foreign exchange |  |
Derivative |  |
Carrying value of hedged debt | 283 | 281
Notional amount of derivative | 283 | 281
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange |  |
Derivative |  |
Amounts expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings in the next twelve months | 9 |
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange | Forwards |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 0 | 99
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange | Options |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | 75 | 75
Net Investment Hedges |  |
Derivative |  |
Carrying value of non-derivative hedging instrument | 873 | 895
Net Investment Hedges | Foreign exchange |  |
Derivative |  |
Notional amount of derivative | $ 938 | $ 928

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