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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | $ 3,250 | $ 3,555
Liabilities: |  |
Trade accounts payable | 546 | 294
Unrealized loss | 3,097 | 3,226
Held-for-sale |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 92 | 63
Liabilities: |  |
Trade accounts payable | 20 | 40
Unrealized loss | 3 | 2
Other Noncurrent Assets |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative contracts | 64 | 111
Other Noncurrent Liabilities |  |
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative contracts | (45) | (7)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis |  |
Assets: |  |
Readily marketable inventories | 7,385 | 6,326
Trade accounts receivable | 6 | 5
Total assets | 11,155 | 10,427
Liabilities: |  |
Trade accounts payable | 546 | 294
Total liabilities | 3,690 | 3,528
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Held-for-sale |  |
Assets: |  |
Readily marketable inventories | 190 | 365
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Hedge accounting | Interest rate |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 64 | 100
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 38 | 15
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Hedge accounting | Foreign exchange |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 484 | 534
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 662 | 701
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Economic hedges |  |
Assets: |  |
Other | 357 | 367
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Economic hedges | Commodities |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 2,698 | 3,037
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 2,350 | 2,490
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Economic hedges | Freight |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 95 | 14
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 78 | 16
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Economic hedges | Energy |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 64 | 44
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 16 | 12
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Economic hedges | Credit |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 2 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 |  |
Assets: |  |
Readily marketable inventories | 0 | 0
Trade accounts receivable | 0 | 0
Total assets | 442 | 267
Liabilities: |  |
Trade accounts payable | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | 294 | 260
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Hedge accounting | Interest rate |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Hedge accounting | Foreign exchange |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 3
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Economic hedges |  |
Assets: |  |
Other | 78 | 15
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Economic hedges | Commodities |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 208 | 191
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 201 | 232
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Economic hedges | Freight |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 92 | 14
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 77 | 16
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Economic hedges | Energy |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 64 | 44
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 16 | 12
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 1 | Economic hedges | Credit |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 |  |
Assets: |  |
Readily marketable inventories | 6,756 | 6,118
Trade accounts receivable | 6 | 5
Total assets | 10,013 | 9,889
Liabilities: |  |
Trade accounts payable | 333 | 285
Total liabilities | 3,044 | 3,188
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Hedge accounting | Interest rate |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 64 | 100
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 38 | 15
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Hedge accounting | Foreign exchange |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 484 | 531
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 662 | 701
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Economic hedges |  |
Assets: |  |
Other | 279 | 352
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Economic hedges | Commodities |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 2,422 | 2,783
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 2,011 | 2,187
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Economic hedges | Freight |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Economic hedges | Energy |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 2 | Economic hedges | Credit |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 2 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 |  |
Assets: |  |
Readily marketable inventories | 629 | 208
Trade accounts receivable | 0 | 0
Total assets | 700 | 271
Liabilities: |  |
Trade accounts payable | 213 | 9
Total liabilities | 352 | 80
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Hedge accounting | Interest rate |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Hedge accounting | Foreign exchange |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Economic hedges |  |
Assets: |  |
Other | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Economic hedges | Commodities |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 68 | 63
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 138 | 71
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Economic hedges | Freight |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 3 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 1 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Economic hedges | Energy |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Unrealized loss | 0 | 0
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Level 3 | Economic hedges | Credit |  |
Assets: |  |
Unrealized gain | $ 0 | $ 0

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