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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - Cash flow hedges [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Interest expense - net [Member] | Forward Starting Floating-to-Fixed Interest Rate Swap [Domain]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income	$ (10)	$ 1	$ (15)	$ (18)
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0
Interest expense - net [Member] | Interest Rate Locks [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income	(9)	0	(9)	0
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0	0	0
Cost of products sold [Member] | Currency exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income	(6)	(3)	(5)	(35)
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7)	(4)	(12)	(3)
Cost of products sold or Interest expense - net [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income	(25)	(2)	(29)	(53)
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (7)	$ (4)	$ (12)	$ (3)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84234895&loc=SL5624171-113959

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