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COMMITMENTS (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Unconditional Purchase Obligations (Excluding Capital Stock Redemptions) [Abstract]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Purchases		$ 3,000
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Term		30 years
Leases, Operating [Abstract]
Operating Lease Commitments Cancelable Noncancelable		$ 265
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract		40 years
Rental expense, net of sublease income		$ 90	$ 79	$ 69
Rental expense, net of sublease income incorrect prior period reported numbers			91	$ 80
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017		1,024
2018		607
2019		1,022
2020		1,328
2021		869
2022 and beyond		9,512
Other Commitment		14,362
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]
Transfers of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sale, Initial Fair Value of Assets Obtained as Proceeds		$ 150			€ 158
Percent of funding for sold receivables net of deposit		85.00%
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Amount Derecognized		$ 890	995
Continuing Involvement with Derecognized Transferred Financial Assets, Amount Outstanding		$ 99	$ 106
Servicing Assets and Servicing Liabilities at Fair Value, Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value, Expected Credit Losses		10.00%
Guarantees [Abstract]
Operating Lease Residual Value Guarantees		$ 94
Guarantor Obligations, Term		30
Maximum potential future payment, other guarantees		$ 35
Debt Securities [Member]
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017		0
2018		0
2019		249
2020		796
2021		184
2022 and beyond		4,533
Other Commitment		5,762
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017		283
2018		37
2019		250
2020		30
2021		232
2022 and beyond		0
Other Commitment		832
Interest payable [Member]
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017		229
2018		231
2019		227
2020		199
2021		185
2022 and beyond		1,788
Other Commitment		2,859
Obligations [Member]
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017		211
2018		208
2019		186
2020		186
2021		160
2022 and beyond		2,052
Other Commitment		3,003
Operating leases [Member]
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017		62
2018		49
2019		36
2020		29
2021		24
2022 and beyond		65
Other Commitment		265
Other Liabilities [Member]
Other Commitment, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2017	[1]	239
2018	[1]	82
2019	[1]	74
2020	[1]	88
2021	[1]	84
2022 and beyond	[1]	1,074
Other Commitment	[1]	$ 1,641
Real property
Leases, Operating [Abstract]
Percent of total lease commitments		50.00%			50.00%
Railcars
Leases, Operating [Abstract]
Percent of total lease commitments		40.00%			40.00%
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Leases, Operating [Abstract]
Percent of total lease commitments		10.00%			10.00%
Raw Materials [Member]
Unconditional Purchase Obligations (Excluding Capital Stock Redemptions) [Abstract]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Purchases		$ 1,500
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Term		25 years
[1] Amounts represent the current estimated cash payments required to be made by the Company primarily for pension and other postretirement benefits, environmental loss contingency reserves, accrued compensation benefits, uncertain tax liabilities, and commodity and foreign exchange hedging in the periods indicated. Due to uncertainties in the timing of the effective settlement of tax positions with respect to taxing authorities, management is unable to determine the timing of payments related to uncertain tax liabilities and these amounts are included in the "2022 and beyond" line item.

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