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OTHER LIABILITIES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Schedule of FV of Financial Assets for Pension Plans) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Domestic Plan [Member]
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	$ 1,588	$ 1,329	$ 1,379
Domestic Plan [Member] | Global equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	404	420
NAV	404	420
Domestic Plan [Member] | Fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	154	129
NAV	154	129
Domestic Plan [Member] | Global fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	115	107
NAV	115	107
Domestic Plan [Member] | Real estate property
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	50	72
NAV	50	72
Domestic Plan [Member] | Emerging markets equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	87	66
NAV	87	66
Domestic Plan [Member] | U.S. small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	67	60
NAV	67	60
Domestic Plan [Member] | International small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	72	51
NAV	72	51
Domestic Plan [Member] | U.S. real estate securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	45	42
NAV	45	42
Domestic Plan [Member] | Short-term investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	12	17
NAV	12	17
Domestic Plan [Member] | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	208	160
NAV	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Corporate bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	168	141
NAV	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Global large-cap equity securities [Domain]
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	119
NAV	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Private equity investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	20	25
NAV	20	25
Domestic Plan [Member] | Other investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	62	36
NAV	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	1,583	1,326
NAV	1,026	989
Domestic Plan [Member] | Cash and receivables
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	21	4
Domestic Plan [Member] | Payables
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	(16)	(1)
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Global equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Global fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Real estate property
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Emerging markets equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | U.S. small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | International small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | U.S. real estate securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Short-term investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Corporate bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Global large-cap equity securities [Domain]
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	119
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Private equity investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Other investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	19	1
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	138	1
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Global equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Global fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Real estate property
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Emerging markets equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | U.S. small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | International small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | U.S. real estate securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Short-term investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	208	160
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Corporate bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	168	141
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Global large-cap equity securities [Domain]
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Private equity investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Other investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	43	35
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	419	336
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Global equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Global fixed income securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Real estate property
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Emerging markets equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | U.S. small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | International small-cap equity
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | U.S. real estate securities
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Short-term investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Corporate bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Private equity investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Other investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Domestic Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member]
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	269	284	$ 204
Foreign Plan [Member] | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	175	166
Foreign Plan [Member] | Common Stock
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	78	72
Foreign Plan [Member] | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	81	78
Foreign Plan [Member] | Mutual funds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	16	16
Foreign Plan [Member] | Cash and receivables
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	94	119
Foreign Plan [Member] | Payables
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets		(1)
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	175	166
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Common Stock
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	78	72
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	81	78
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 1 | Mutual funds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	16	16
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Common Stock
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 2 | Mutual funds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Total investments
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Common Stock
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Government bonds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	0	0
Foreign Plan [Member] | Level 3 | Mutual funds
Fair value of plan assets measurement [Line items]
Total pension plan net assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920

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