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DEBT - Deferred Gain and Issuance Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
DEBT
Net deferred gain and issuance costs	$ 253	$ 287
Deferred gains	357	415
Deferred issuance costs and original issue discounts	$ 104	$ 128

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- Definition

The amount of debt premium that was originally recognized on exchange of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Carrying value as of the balance sheet of the deferred gain (loss) and issuance costs, net.

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- Definition

Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109500613&loc=SL6031897-161870

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114775744&loc=d3e28555-108399

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