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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - DERIVATIVE POSITIONS (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) MMBTU MWh day t	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) MMBTU MWh day t
Interest rate | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 1,516	$ 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	2,125	1,418
Interest rate | Short | Forward Rate Agreements
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	805
Foreign exchange | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	175	422
Foreign exchange | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	13,494	11,272
Foreign exchange | Long | Futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	0	0
Foreign exchange | Long | Options
Derivative
Delta	95	100
Foreign exchange | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	287	413
Foreign exchange | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	14,232	13,171
Foreign exchange | Short | Futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	1	55
Foreign exchange | Short | Options
Derivative
Delta	$ 43	$ 142
Commodities | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	0	0
Commodities | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	32,293,348	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	567,577	0
Commodities | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	5,896,702	1,700,972
Commodities | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	34,325,522	39,743,593
Commodities | Short | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	4,580,160	11,422,365
Commodities | Short | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	246,259	280,240
Ocean freight | Long | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	16,960	3,055
Ocean freight | Long | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	511	0
Ocean freight | Short | Forwards
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	24,891	0
Ocean freight | Short | Options
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | day	41	0
Natural gas | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	649,289	1,040,284
Natural gas | Long | Futures
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MMBTU	2,417,500	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	591,194	413,542
Energy - other | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | t	307,207	0
Electricity | Long | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MWh	670,973	0
Electricity | Short | Swaps
Derivative
Nonmonetary notional amount of derivatives | MWh	256,949	0
Other | Long | Swaps and futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 0	$ 30
Other | Short | Swaps and futures
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	180	30
Fair Value Hedging | Interest rate
Derivative
Carrying value of hedged debt	3,778	2,465
Cumulative adjustment to long-term debt from application of hedge accounting	44	92
Notional amount of derivative	3,751	2,382
Fair Value Hedging | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Carrying value of hedged debt	278	297
Notional amount of derivative	278	297
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Amounts expected to be reclassified from AOCI to earnings in the next twelve months	1
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange | Forwards
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	12	182
Cash Flow Hedges | Foreign exchange | Options
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	78	90
Net Investment Hedges | Foreign exchange
Derivative
Notional amount of derivative	$ 1,548	$ 1,875

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