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INCOME TAX 6 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Examination Paragraph Details [Abstract] |  |  |
Income tax Examination Unrecognized Tax Benefits From Examination | $ 413 | $ 304 | $ 487
Income Tax Examination Estimated Interest and Penalties From Examination | 73 | 45 | 28
Income Tax Examination Accrued Interest and Penalties From Examination | 487 | 426 | 423
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act [Line Items] |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment |  | (440) |
Tax charge on earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 419 | 616 |
Deferred Tax Liability Change In Amount | (281) |  |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017 [Member] |  |  |
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act [Line Items] |  |  |
Total tax charge |  | 3,500 |
Measurement period adjustment |  | (440) |
Corporate Tax Rate Change [Member] |  |  |
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act [Line Items] |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment |  | (90) |
Tax benefit due to decrease in corporate statutory tax rate |  | (190) | (190)
Mandatory Transition Tax [Member] |  |  |
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act [Line Items] |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment |  | 50 |
Tax charge due to imposition of the mandatory transition tax |  | 1,950 |
Undistributed Foreign Earnings [Member] |  |  |
Tax Cuts And Jobs Act [Line Items] |  |  |
Measurement period adjustment |  | 400 |
Tax charge on earnings of foreign subsidiaries |  | 1,700 | $ 1,700
Deferred Tax Liability Change In Amount | $ (281) | $ (1,100) |

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