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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) MMBTU day t	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) MMBTU day t
Interest rate | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ (2,293)	$ (1,989)
Interest rate | Long | Forward Rate Agreements
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	(1,216)
Interest rate | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(2,363)	(1,418)
Interest rate | Short | Forward Rate Agreements
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	(805)
Foreign exchange | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(21)	(422)
Foreign exchange | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(9,498)	(11,272)
Foreign exchange | Long | Futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	0
Foreign exchange | Long | Options
Derivative
Delta	(143)	(100)
Foreign exchange | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(18)	(413)
Foreign exchange | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(12,157)	(13,171)
Foreign exchange | Short | Futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(1)	(55)
Foreign exchange | Short | Options
Derivative
Delta	$ (138)	$ (142)
Commodities | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(40,855)	0
Commodities | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(34,232,205)	(38,332,313)
Commodities | Long | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	0	0
Commodities | Long | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(531,327)	0
Commodities | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(5,898,815)	(1,700,972)
Commodities | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(37,288,172)	(39,743,593)
Commodities | Short | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(5,590,473)	(11,422,365)
Commodities | Short | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	(255,601)	(280,240)
Ocean freight | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	(12,440)	(3,055)
Ocean freight | Long | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	(378)	0
Ocean freight | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	(14,495)	0
Ocean freight | Short | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	0	0
Natural gas | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	(864,929)	(1,040,284)
Natural gas | Long | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	(4,532,500)	(7,210,000)
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	(355,117)	(413,542)
Energy - other | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	0	0
Other | Long | Swaps and futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 0	$ (30)
Other | Short | Swaps and futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(20)	(30)
Fair Value Hedging | Interest rate
Derivative
Carrying value of hedged debt	2,953	2,465
Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting	27	92
Notional amount of derivative	(2,938)	(2,382)
Fair Value Hedging | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Carrying value of hedged debt	277	297
Notional amount of derivative	(277)	(297)
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Amounts expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings in the next twelve months	(7)
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(54)	(182)
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange | Options
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	(117)	(90)
Net Investment Hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ (1,520)	$ (1,875)

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