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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Significant Accounting Policies Other Details [Abstract] |  |  |
Research and development expense | $ 1,556 | $ 1,809 | $ 1,835
Customer-sponsored research and development | $ 1,079 | $ 1,069 | $ 876
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Other Assets With Determinable Lives [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Estimated Useful Lives | 2 years |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Other Assets With Determinable Lives [Line Items] |  |  |
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Estimated Useful Lives | 24 years |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment Details [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives | P10Y |  |
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment Details [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives | P50Y |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment Details [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives | P2Y |  |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Property Plant And Equipment Details [Line Items] |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful lives | P16Y |  |

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- Definition The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 985 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6501960&loc=d3e128462-111756 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 730 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420194&loc=d3e21568-108373 + Details
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