PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
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Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net Periodic Benefit Cost for all Plans | | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | | Other Postretirement Benefits | In millions | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| Service cost | $ | 39 |
| $ | 44 |
| $ | 30 |
| | $ | 1 |
| $ | 1 |
| $ | 1 |
| Interest cost | 131 |
| 164 |
| 183 |
| | 8 |
| 10 |
| 13 |
| Expected return on plan assets | (217 | ) | (226 | ) | (232 | ) | | — |
| — |
| — |
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | (1 | ) | (1 | ) | 6 |
| | — |
| (1 | ) | — |
| Amortization of net (gain) loss | 75 |
| 87 |
| 66 |
| | (7 | ) | (10 | ) | (10 | ) | Net periodic benefit cost | $ | 27 |
| $ | 68 |
| $ | 53 |
| | $ | 2 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 4 |
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Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss for all Plans | | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | | Other Postretirement Benefits | In millions | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| Net (gain) loss | $ | 208 |
| $ | 34 |
| $ | 450 |
| | $ | 4 |
| $ | 19 |
| $ | (12 | ) | Prior service cost (credit) arising during period | — |
| 4 |
| (38 | ) | | — |
| — |
| — |
| Amortization of prior service (cost) credit | 1 |
| 1 |
| (6 | ) | | — |
| 1 |
| — |
| Amortization of net gain (loss) | (75 | ) | (87 | ) | (66 | ) | | 7 |
| 10 |
| 10 |
| Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss | $ | 134 |
| $ | (48 | ) | $ | 340 |
| | $ | 11 |
| $ | 30 |
| $ | (2 | ) | Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive loss | $ | 161 |
| $ | 20 |
| $ | 393 |
| | $ | 13 |
| $ | 30 |
| $ | 2 |
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Schedule of Change in Projected Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status of All Significant Plans [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Change in Projected Benefit Obligations, Plan Assets and Funded Status for all Plans | In millions | Defined Benefit Pension Plans | | Other Postretirement Benefits | Change in projected benefit obligation: | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 3,993 |
| $ | 4,345 |
| | $ | 276 |
| $ | 270 |
| Service cost | 39 |
| 44 |
| | 1 |
| 1 |
| Interest cost | 131 |
| 164 |
| | 8 |
| 10 |
| Plan amendments | — |
| 4 |
| | — |
| — |
| Actuarial changes in assumptions and experience | 155 |
| (178 | ) | | 4 |
| 19 |
| Benefits paid | (285 | ) | (293 | ) | | (25 | ) | (24 | ) | Other (1) | (8 | ) | (93 | ) | | — |
| — |
| Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 4,025 |
| $ | 3,993 |
| | $ | 264 |
| $ | 276 |
| | | | | | | Change in plan assets: | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | 3,173 |
| $ | 3,543 |
| | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| Actual return on plan assets | 165 |
| 14 |
| | — |
| — |
| Employer contributions | 52 |
| 2 |
| | — |
| — |
| Asset transfers (1) | (8 | ) | (93 | ) | | — |
| — |
| Benefits paid | (285 | ) | (293 | ) | | — |
| — |
| Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | 3,097 |
| $ | 3,173 |
| | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| | | | | | | Funded status at end of year | $ | (928 | ) | $ | (820 | ) | | $ | (264 | ) | $ | (276 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31: | |
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| Current liabilities | $ | (2 | ) | $ | (2 | ) | | $ | (24 | ) | $ | (26 | ) | Noncurrent liabilities | (926 | ) | (818 | ) | | (240 | ) | (250 | ) | Net amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets | $ | (928 | ) | $ | (820 | ) | | $ | (264 | ) | $ | (276 | ) | | | | | | | Pretax amounts recognized in AOCL at December 31: | | |
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| Net loss (gain) | $ | 2,035 |
| $ | 1,902 |
| | $ | (69 | ) | $ | (80 | ) | Prior service credit | (13 | ) | (14 | ) | | — |
| — |
| Pretax balance in AOCL at end of year | $ | 2,022 |
| $ | 1,888 |
| | $ | (69 | ) | $ | (80 | ) |
| | (1) | The 2015 impact includes the transfer of benefit obligations of $71 million through the purchase of annuity contracts from an insurance company. |
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Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block] |
The estimated future benefit payments, reflecting expected future service, as appropriate, are presented in the following table:
| | | | | | | | Estimated Future Benefit Payments at December 31, 2016 | In millions | Defined Benefit Pension Plans |
| Other Postretirement Benefits |
| 2017 | $ | 275 |
| $ | 25 |
| 2018 | 274 |
| 22 |
| 2019 | 273 |
| 22 |
| 2020 | 273 |
| 21 |
| 2021 | 272 |
| 21 |
| 2022 through 2026 | 1,314 |
| 88 |
| Total | $ | 2,681 |
| $ | 199 |
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Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
| | | | Strategic Target Allocation of Plan Assets | Asset Category | Target Allocation |
| Equity securities | 23 | % | Fixed income securities | 45 | % | Alternative investments | 27 | % | Other | 5 | % | Total | 100 | % |
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Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block] |
The following tables summarize the bases used to measure the Corporation's pension plan assets at fair value for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basis of Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016
In millions | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) |
| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
| Total |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | — |
| $ | 242 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 242 |
| Equity securities: | | | | | U.S. equity | $ | 235 |
| $ | 17 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 252 |
| Non-U.S. equity - developed countries | 67 |
| 98 |
| — |
| 165 |
| Emerging markets | 43 |
| 80 |
| 6 |
| 129 |
| Convertible bonds | 1 |
| — |
| — |
| 1 |
| Equity derivatives | — |
| (3 | ) | — |
| (3 | ) | Total equity securities | $ | 346 |
| $ | 192 |
| $ | 6 |
| $ | 544 |
| Fixed income securities: | | | | | U.S. government and municipalities | $ | — |
| $ | 838 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 838 |
| U.S. agency mortgage backed securities | — |
| 50 |
| — |
| 50 |
| Corporates - investment grade | — |
| 423 |
| — |
| 423 |
| Non-U.S. governments - developed countries | — |
| 4 |
| — |
| 4 |
| Non-U.S. corporates - developed countries | — |
| 81 |
| — |
| 81 |
| Emerging markets debt | — |
| 7 |
| — |
| 7 |
| Other asset-backed securities | — |
| 33 |
| — |
| 33 |
| Other fixed income funds | — |
| — |
| 77 |
| 77 |
| Fixed income derivatives | — |
| (16 | ) | — |
| (16 | ) | High yield bonds | — |
| 1 |
| — |
| 1 |
| Total fixed income securities | $ | — |
| $ | 1,421 |
| $ | 77 |
| $ | 1,498 |
| Alternative investments: | | | | | Real estate | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 329 |
| $ | 329 |
| Private equity | — |
| — |
| 214 |
| 214 |
| Absolute return | — |
| 160 |
| 104 |
| 264 |
| Total alternative investments | $ | — |
| $ | 160 |
| $ | 647 |
| $ | 807 |
| Total other securities | $ | — |
| $ | (13 | ) | $ | 19 |
| $ | 6 |
| Total pension plan assets at fair value | $ | 346 |
| $ | 2,002 |
| $ | 749 |
| $ | 3,097 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Basis of Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015
In millions | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) |
| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |
| Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
| Total |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1 |
| $ | 173 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 174 |
| Equity securities: | | | | | U.S. equity | $ | 237 |
| $ | 35 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 272 |
| Non-U.S. equity - developed countries | 71 |
| 136 |
| — |
| 207 |
| Emerging markets | 45 |
| 90 |
| 5 |
| 140 |
| Equity derivatives | — |
| 3 |
| — |
| 3 |
| Total equity securities | $ | 353 |
| $ | 264 |
| $ | 5 |
| $ | 622 |
| Fixed income securities: | | | | | U.S. government and municipalities | $ | — |
| $ | 574 |
| $ | — |
| $ | 574 |
| U.S. agency mortgage backed securities | — |
| 56 |
| — |
| 56 |
| Corporates - investment grade | — |
| 677 |
| — |
| 677 |
| Non-U.S. governments - developed countries | — |
| 5 |
| — |
| 5 |
| Non-U.S. corporates - developed countries | — |
| 146 |
| — |
| 146 |
| Emerging markets debt | — |
| 12 |
| — |
| 12 |
| Other asset-backed securities | — |
| 13 |
| — |
| 13 |
| Other fixed income funds | — |
| — |
| 51 |
| 51 |
| Fixed income derivatives | — |
| 15 |
| — |
| 15 |
| High yield bonds | — |
| 3 |
| — |
| 3 |
| Total fixed income securities | $ | — |
| $ | 1,501 |
| $ | 51 |
| $ | 1,552 |
| Alternative investments: | | | | | Real estate | $ | — |
| $ | — |
| $ | 284 |
| $ | 284 |
| Private equity | — |
| — |
| 220 |
| 220 |
| Absolute return | — |
| 114 |
| 165 |
| 279 |
| Total alternative investments | $ | — |
| $ | 114 |
| $ | 669 |
| $ | 783 |
| Total other securities | $ | — |
| $ | 20 |
| $ | 22 |
| $ | 42 |
| Total pension plan assets at fair value | $ | 354 |
| $ | 2,072 |
| $ | 747 |
| $ | 3,173 |
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Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member] |
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
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Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block] |
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine pension plan obligations and net periodic benefit costs are provided below:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plan Assumptions | Benefit Obligations at December 31 | | Net Periodic Costs for the Year | | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| Discount rate | 4.00 | % | 4.26 | % | 3.90 | % | | 4.26 | % | 3.90 | % | 4.75 | % | Rate of increase in future compensation levels | 4.25 | % | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | 4.50 | % | Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets | — |
| — |
| — |
| | 6.80 | % | 6.80 | % | 6.80 | % |
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Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets at December 31 | In millions | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| Projected benefit obligation | $ | 4,025 |
| $ | 3,993 |
| Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 3,997 |
| $ | 3,960 |
| Fair value of plan assets | $ | 3,097 |
| $ | 3,173 |
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Schedule of Effect of Significant Unobservable Inputs, Changes in Plan Assets [Table Text Block] |
The following table summarizes the changes in fair value of Level 3 pension plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair Value Measurement of Level 3 | Equity Securities |
| Fixed Income Securities |
| Alternative Investments |
| Other Securities |
| Total |
| Pension Plan Assets | In millions | Balance at January 1, 2015 | $ | 4 |
| $ | 33 |
| $ | 687 |
| $ | 22 |
| $ | 746 |
| Actual return on plan assets: |
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| | Relating to assets held at Dec 31, 2015 | 2 |
| (4 | ) | (35 | ) | — |
| (37 | ) | Relating to assets sold during 2015 | — |
| 1 |
| 60 |
| — |
| 61 |
| Purchases, sales and settlements | — |
| 21 |
| (42 | ) | — |
| (21 | ) | Transfers out of Level 3, net | (1 | ) | — |
| — |
| — |
| (1 | ) | Foreign currency impact | — |
| — |
| (1 | ) | — |
| (1 | ) | Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 5 |
| $ | 51 |
| $ | 669 |
| $ | 22 |
| $ | 747 |
| Actual return on plan assets: | | | | | | Relating to assets held at Dec 31, 2016 | 1 |
| (6 | ) | (30 | ) | 2 |
| (33 | ) | Relating to assets sold during 2016 | — |
| — |
| 39 |
| (8 | ) | 31 |
| Purchases, sales and settlements | — |
| 32 |
| (30 | ) | 3 |
| 5 |
| Foreign currency impact | — |
| — |
| (1 | ) | — |
| (1 | ) | Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 6 |
| $ | 77 |
| $ | 647 |
| $ | 19 |
| $ | 749 |
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Other Postretirement Benefits [Member] |
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
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Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block] |
The weighted-average assumptions used to determine other postretirement benefit obligations and net periodic benefit costs for the plan are provided in the following table:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Plan Assumptions for Other Postretirement Benefits | Benefit Obligations at December 31 | | Net Periodic Costs for the Year | | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| 2014 |
| Discount rate | 3.88 | % | 4.08 | % | 3.75 | % | | 4.08 | % | 3.75 | % | 4.40 | % | Initial health care cost trend rate | 7.00 | % | 7.25 | % | 7.05 | % | | 7.25 | % | 7.05 | % | 7.46 | % | Ultimate health care cost trend rate | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | % | | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | % | 5.00 | % | Year ultimate trend rate to be reached | 2025 |
| 2025 |
| 2020 |
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| 2020 |
| 2020 |
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