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INCOME TAXES Part 1 (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes [Abstract]      
United States $ 164 $ 454 $ 718
Outside the United States 366 448 592
Total 530 902 1,310
United States [Abstract]      
Current 70 55 161
Deferred (96) 19 (11)
Outside United States [Abstract]      
Current 77 62 86
Deferred (14) (32) (22)
State and other [Abstract]      
Current 5 0 30
Deferred (1) 36 (18)
Provision for income taxes 41 140 226
Deferred tax charge (benefit) recorded in stockholders' equity [Abstract]      
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans (7) (10) (10)
Derivatives and hedging (4) (2) 3
Other comprehensive income (11) (12) (7)
Income tax expense (benefit) included in consolidated financial statement [Abstract]      
Provision for income taxes 41 140 226
Other comprehensive income (11) (12) (7)
Total 30 128 219
Reconciliation income tax rate [Abstract]      
Amount computed using the statutory rate 109 189 274
State income taxes, net 2 36 6
Foreign rate variance (49) (68) (52)
Change in reserves for tax contingencies 4 36 21
General business credits (39) (52) (60)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings 13 (17) 10
Foreign tax credits 0 0 (12)
Tax law changes and tax loss from outside-U.S. entity reorganizations 0 7 20
Other 1 9 19
Provision for income taxes 41 $ 140 $ 226
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Changes in Previously Unrecognized Tax Positions $ 27    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]      
Effective tax rate for the period (in hundredths) 8.00% 16.00% 17.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items, Amount [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Changes in Previously Unrecognized Tax Positions $ 27    
Tax benefit from finalization of prior year return (7)    
Tax law changes and tax loss from outside-U.S. entity reorganizations 0 $ 7 $ 20
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]      
Post-employment obligations 280 247  
Net operating loss carryforwards 619 606  
Tax credit carryforwards 216 239  
Environmental contingencies 68 68  
Unrealized derivative loss 22 18  
Other 213 173  
Total deferred tax assets 1,418 1,351  
Less: Valuation allowance 393 453  
Deferred tax assets less valuation allowance 1,025 898  
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]      
Property, plant, and equipment (893) (895)  
Intangible assets (388) (439)  
Investments (305) (235)  
Other (175) (178)  
Total deferred tax liabilities (1,761) (1,747)  
Net deferred tax liabilities (736) (849)  
As recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position [Abstract]      
Net deferred tax liabilities $ (736) (849)  
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2020    
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries $ 2,700    
Change in reserves for tax contingencies 4 36 21
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Prior Year Income Taxes, Amount 7    
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net 736 849  
U.S. tax on foreign earnings 13 (17) $ 10
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance 1,025 898  
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]      
Net operating loss carryforwards 619 606  
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance 393 453  
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investments 305 235  
Due to and from tax authorities [Abstract]      
Miscellaneous receivables 311 211  
Payables and other current liabilities 147 36  
Other long-term liabilities 83 139  
Total income taxes payable 230 175  
Foreign Country [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance 217    
Operating Loss Carryforwards 2,200    
Net operating loss carryforwards with expiration date $ 700    
Expiring period of net operating loss carryforwards, minimum (in years) 1 year    
Expiring period of net operating loss carryforwards, maximum (in years) 20 years    
Net operating loss carryforwards without expiration date $ 1,500    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards available to reduce possible future domestic income taxes 56    
Foreign Country [Member] | Solutia [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance 24    
United States [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance 29    
Operating Loss Carryforwards 3    
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance 72    
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Solutia [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance 47    
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]      
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]      
Deferred tax assets less valuation allowance 112 66  
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance 112 66  
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]      
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]      
Net deferred tax liabilities (848) (915)  
As recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position [Abstract]      
Net deferred tax liabilities (848) (915)  
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net $ 848 $ 915