INCOME TAXES (Deferred Taxes and Valuation Allowance) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards	$ 3,674,000,000	$ 1,600,000,000
Milestones payments and license fees	574,000,000	557,000,000
Deferred income	573,000,000	554,000,000
U.S. Federal net operating loss carryforwards	251,000,000	351,000,000
Pension and postretirement benefits	755,000,000	348,000,000
State net operating loss and credit carryforwards	344,000,000	337,000,000
Intercompany profit and other inventory items	331,000,000	311,000,000
U.S. Federal research and development tax credit carryforwards	109,000,000	243,000,000
Other foreign deferred tax assets	112,000,000	167,000,000
Share-based compensation	111,000,000	131,000,000
Legal settlements	46,000,000	20,000,000
Other	233,000,000	299,000,000
Total deferred tax assets	7,113,000,000	4,918,000,000
Valuation allowance	(3,920,000,000)	(1,863,000,000)
Total deferred tax assets, net	3,193,000,000	3,055,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net [Abstract]
Deferred income taxes current	1,200,000,000	1,036,000,000
Deferred income taxes, noncurrent	688,000,000	850,000,000
U.S. foreign income taxes payable, current	(6,000,000)	(5,000,000)
Other liabilities, non-current	(107,000,000)	(54,000,000)
Total	1,775,000,000	1,827,000,000
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]
Depreciation	(118,000,000)	(52,000,000)
Repatriation of foreign earnings	(31,000,000)	(21,000,000)
Acquired intangible assets	(593,000,000)	(525,000,000)
Other	(676,000,000)	(630,000,000)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(1,418,000,000)	(1,228,000,000)
Deferred tax assets, net	1,775,000,000	1,827,000,000
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax payments	597,000,000	672,000,000	885,000,000
Tax benefit from stock options exercised	47,000,000	8,000,000	5,000,000
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries indefinitely invested offshore	18,500,000,000
Increase In Foreign Net Operating Loss And Valuation Allowance Resulting From Statutory Impairment Charges	2,027,000,000
Gross deferred U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	717,000,000
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	3,920,000,000	1,863,000,000
Valuation Allowance of Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	1,863,000,000	1,791,000,000	1,795,000,000
Provision for valuation allowance	2,410,000,000	92,000,000	17,000,000
Release of valuation allowance/other	(135,000,000)	(22,000,000)	(74,000,000)
Foreign currency translation	(222,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(8,000,000)
Other	4,000,000	8,000,000	61,000,000
Balance at end of year	3,920,000,000	1,863,000,000	1,791,000,000
Foreign Net Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	3,574,000,000
State Net Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carryforwards [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	332,000,000
US Federal Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Valuation Allowance, Amount	$ 14,000,000