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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Receivable Sold Under Factoring Arrangement	$ 336	$ 190	$ 1,200	$ 460

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Receivable Sold Under Factoring Arrangement

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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