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Share-based Payment Arrangement, Plan Modification, Incremental Fair Value

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As of the balance sheet date, the aggregate grant-date fair values of the underlying non-option award shares granted during the period.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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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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STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense	$ 80		$ 79	$ 163	$ 232
Aggregate fair value of performance share units and restricted stock units vested during the period	12			345
Aggregate grant-date fair value				79
Performance Share Units \| 2018 Grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Incremental fair value as a result of modification of share-based award(s)						$ 11
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate grant-date fair values	19			369
Restricted Stock Units and Performance Share Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized estimated compensation expense, unvested share-based awards	459			$ 459
Total future compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards, expected period of recognition				2 years
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized estimated compensation expense, unvested share-based awards	$ 67			$ 67
Total future compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards, expected period of recognition				2 years 4 months 24 days
Adjustment for change in estimated probable outcome at the end of the performance period \| Performance Share Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation expense		$ (73)