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COMMITMENTS (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Purchases |  |  | $ 2,900 |  |  |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Term |  |  | 30 years |  |  |
Leases, Operating [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease Commitments, Cancelable Noncancelable and Month-to-month | $ 287 |  | $ 287 |  |  |
Lessee, Operating Lease, Term of Contract |  |  | 40 years |  |  |
Guarantees [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease Residual Value Guarantees | 71 |  | $ 71 |  |  |
Term, other guarantees |  |  | 30 years |  |  |
Maximum potential future payment, other guarantees | 35 |  | $ 35 |  |  |
Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sale, Initial Fair Value of Assets Obtained as Proceeds | 177 |  | $ 177 |  | € 150 |
Percent of funding for sold receivables net of deposit |  |  | 85.00% |  |  |
Receivable Sold Under Factoring Arrangement | 225 | $ 220 | $ 725 | $ 680 |  |
Continuing Involvement with Derecognized Transferred Financial Assets, Amount Outstanding | $ 116 |  | $ 116 |  |  | $ 99
Servicing Assets and Servicing Liabilities at Fair Value, Assumptions Used to Estimate Fair Value, Expected Credit Losses |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Real Property [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases, Operating [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of total lease commitments | 45.00% |  | 45.00% |  | 45.00% |
Railcars [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases, Operating [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of total lease commitments | 40.00% |  | 40.00% |  | 40.00% |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Leases, Operating [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of total lease commitments | 15.00% |  | 15.00% |  | 15.00% |

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