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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Right of Use Assets (Details) - EUR (€) € in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | € 2,056 |  |
Additions | 228 | € 352 |
Disposals | (3) | (5) |
Depreciation expense | (249) | (246) |
Transfer and other changes | (4) | 0 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (80) | 22 |
Ending balance | 1,906 | 2,056 |
Expense related to short-term leases, low value asset leases and variable lease still recognized as operating expenses | 11 | 13 |
Property, plant and equipment | 2,056 | 2,056 |
Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 1,666 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 1,666 |
Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 102 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 102 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  | € 102
Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 2,056 | 1,768 |
Ending balance |  | 2,056 |
Property, plant and equipment | 2,056 | 1,768 |
Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 3,228 |  |
Ending balance | 3,260 | 3,228 |
Property, plant and equipment | 3,228 | 3,228 |
Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (1,172) |  |
Ending balance | (1,354) | (1,172) |
Property, plant and equipment | (1,172) | (1,172) |
Buildings |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 366 |  |
Additions | 20 | 22 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation expense | (27) | (27) |
Transfer and other changes | 38 | 28 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (12) | 4 |
Ending balance | 379 | 366 |
Property, plant and equipment | 366 | 366 |
Buildings | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 217 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 217 |
Buildings | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 82 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 82 |
Buildings | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 366 | 299 |
Ending balance |  | 366 |
Property, plant and equipment | 366 | 299 |
Buildings | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 527 |  |
Ending balance | 559 | 527 |
Property, plant and equipment | 527 | 527 |
Buildings | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (161) |  |
Ending balance | (180) | (161) |
Property, plant and equipment | (161) | (161) |
Machinery and Equipment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,451 |  |
Additions | 76 | 81 |
Disposals | (3) | (5) |
Depreciation expense | (211) | (208) |
Transfer and other changes | 139 | 203 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (63) | 16 |
Ending balance | 1,361 | 1,451 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,451 | 1,451 |
Machinery and Equipment | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 1,227 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 1,227 |
Machinery and Equipment | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 17 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 17 |
Machinery and Equipment | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 1,451 | 1,244 |
Ending balance |  | 1,451 |
Property, plant and equipment | 1,451 | 1,244 |
Machinery and Equipment | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 2,407 |  |
Ending balance | 2,473 | 2,407 |
Property, plant and equipment | 2,407 | 2,407 |
Machinery and Equipment | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (956) |  |
Ending balance | (1,112) | (956) |
Property, plant and equipment | (956) | (956) |
Other |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 17 |  |
Additions | 3 | 3 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation expense | (10) | (11) |
Transfer and other changes | 5 | 11 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (1) | 0 |
Ending balance | 14 | 17 |
Property, plant and equipment | 17 | 17 |
Other | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 10 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 10 |
Other | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 3 |
Other | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 17 | 13 |
Ending balance |  | 17 |
Property, plant and equipment | 17 | 13 |
Other | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 46 |  |
Ending balance | 48 | 46 |
Property, plant and equipment | 46 | 46 |
Other | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (29) |  |
Ending balance | (34) | (29) |
Property, plant and equipment | (29) | (29) |
Right-of-use assets |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 190 |  |
Additions | 53 | 43 |
Disposals | (1) | 0 |
Depreciation expense | (36) | (31) |
Impairment | (9) |  |
Transfer and other changes | (5) | (3) |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (6) | 2 |
Ending balance | 186 | 190 |
Property, plant and equipment | 186 | 190 |
Right-of-use assets | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 77 | 77 |
Ending balance |  | 77 |
Property, plant and equipment | 77 | 77 |
Right-of-use assets | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 102 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 102 |
Right-of-use assets | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 190 | 179 |
Ending balance |  | 190 |
Property, plant and equipment | 190 | 190 |
Right-of-use assets | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 252 |  |
Ending balance | 281 | 252 |
Property, plant and equipment | 252 | 252 |
Right-of-use assets | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (62) |  |
Ending balance | (95) | (62) |
Property, plant and equipment | (62) | (62) |
Right-of-use assets | Buildings |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 116 |  |
Additions | 19 | 20 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation expense | (12) | (11) |
Impairment | (4) |  |
Transfer and other changes | (4) | 0 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (3) | 1 |
Ending balance | 112 | 116 |
Property, plant and equipment | 116 | 116 |
Right-of-use assets | Buildings | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 24 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 24 |
Right-of-use assets | Buildings | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 82 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 82 |
Right-of-use assets | Buildings | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 116 | 106 |
Ending balance |  | 116 |
Property, plant and equipment | 116 | 116 |
Right-of-use assets | Buildings | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 134 |  |
Ending balance | 142 | 134 |
Property, plant and equipment | 134 | 134 |
Right-of-use assets | Buildings | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (18) |  |
Ending balance | (30) | (18) |
Property, plant and equipment | (18) | (18) |
Right-of-use assets | Machinery and Equipment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 71 |  |
Additions | 33 | 21 |
Disposals | (1) | 0 |
Depreciation expense | (22) | (18) |
Impairment | (5) |  |
Transfer and other changes | (1) | (3) |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | (3) | 1 |
Ending balance | 72 | 71 |
Property, plant and equipment | 72 | 71 |
Right-of-use assets | Machinery and Equipment | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 53 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 53 |
Right-of-use assets | Machinery and Equipment | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 17 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 17 |
Right-of-use assets | Machinery and Equipment | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 71 | 70 |
Ending balance |  | 71 |
Property, plant and equipment | 71 | 71 |
Right-of-use assets | Machinery and Equipment | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 113 |  |
Ending balance | 135 | 113 |
Property, plant and equipment | 113 | 113 |
Right-of-use assets | Machinery and Equipment | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (42) |  |
Ending balance | (63) | (42) |
Property, plant and equipment | (42) | (42) |
Right-of-use assets | Other |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 3 |  |
Additions | 1 | 2 |
Disposals | 0 | 0 |
Depreciation expense | (2) | (2) |
Impairment | 0 |  |
Transfer and other changes | 0 | 0 |
Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates | 0 | 0 |
Ending balance | 2 | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment | 2 | 3 |
Right-of-use assets | Other | Previously stated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 0 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 0 |
Right-of-use assets | Other | Increase (decrease) due to changes in accounting policy required by IFRS | IFRS 16 |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 3 |
Right-of-use assets | Other | Restated |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 3 | 3 |
Ending balance |  | 3 |
Property, plant and equipment | 3 | 3 |
Right-of-use assets | Other | Cost |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | 5 |  |
Ending balance | 4 | 5 |
Property, plant and equipment | 5 | 5 |
Right-of-use assets | Other | Less accumulated depreciation and impairment |  |  |
Reconciliation of changes in property, plant and equipment [abstract] |  |  |
Beginning balance | (2) |  |
Ending balance | (2) | (2) |
Property, plant and equipment | € (2) | € (2) |

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