FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASURES 5 (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 9,086,000,000	$ 10,762,000,000	$ 27,213,000,000	$ 32,073,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	6,038,000,000	7,556,000,000	18,011,000,000	22,361,000,000
SG&A	1,296,000,000	1,524,000,000	4,046,000,000	4,527,000,000
Other (income) expense	(311,000,000)	(275,000,000)	(901,000,000)	(859,000,000)
Interest and other financial charges	96,000,000	99,000,000	266,000,000	277,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	23,000,000	0	28,000,000	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	1,000,000	(2,000,000)	2,000,000	(8,000,000)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	9,000,000	(6,000,000)	33,000,000	(40,000,000)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	6,000,000	0	17,000,000	0
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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	(2,000,000)	1,000,000	0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Other (income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	53,000,000	0	77,000,000	0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	9,000,000	0	27,000,000	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] \| Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] \| Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
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Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
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Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Other (income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges \| Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	(55,000,000)	12,000,000	(118,000,000)	75,000,000
Derivatives designated as hedges	55,000,000	(12,000,000)	118,000,000	(75,000,000)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Euro denominated long-term debt [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	131,000,000	20,000,000	157,000,000	139,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Euro Denominated Commercial Paper [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	136,000,000	21,000,000	163,000,000	129,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Cross Currency Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	39,000,000	(10,000,000)	44,000,000	10,000,000
Products [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Revenue	6,793,000,000	8,477,000,000	20,496,000,000	25,414,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	$ 4,775,000,000	$ 6,127,000,000	$ 14,244,000,000	$ 18,234,000,000

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