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Debt Instrument, Short Term Classification, Maturity Period

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Extension Period Option

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Line of Credit Facility, Required Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Required Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio

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Payments of Dividends to Former Parent

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding.

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FINANCING - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
FINANCING - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 02, 2015	Jun. 20, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of Dividends	$ 3,000,000,000.0	$ 24,200,000	$ 0
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		3,509,100,000
Cash dividend paid to Former Parent		3,000,000,000.0	$ 0
Debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs		21,000,000
Other Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		$ 3,200,000
Commercial Paper [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term maturity period (maximum)		397 days
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		$ 526,600,000
Weighted average annual interest rate		0.90%
Debt term		20 days
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principle amount	$ 2,500,000,000
Debt discounts, premiums and issuance costs		$ 20,800,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| 1.80% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				1.80%
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		298,100,000
Aggregate principle amount				$ 300,000,000
Percentage issued				99.893%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2.35% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.35%
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		744,500,000
Aggregate principle amount				$ 750,000,000
Percentage issued				99.977%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 3.15% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				3.15%
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		$ 889,900,000
Aggregate principle amount				$ 900,000,000
Percentage issued				99.644%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Initial Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				4.30%
Aggregate principle amount				$ 350,000,000
Percentage issued				99.783%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Additional Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				4.30%
Aggregate principle amount				$ 200,000,000
Percentage issued				101.564%
Senior Notes [Member] \| Change in Control Period [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of principle owed in change of control		101.00%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility		$ 500,000,000
Interest rate		1.70%
Long-term borrowings, carrying value		$ 500,000,000
Debt term	3 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility	$ 1,500,000,000	$ 1,500,000,000
Revolving credit facility, extension option		1 year
Additional increase to the Credit Agreement		$ 500,000,000
Consolidated net leverage ratio covenant (less than)		3.5
Consolidated interest coverage ratio covenant (greater than)		3.5
Borrowing under the Revolving Loan Facility		$ 0
Debt term	5 years
Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate		0.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate		1.00%
Net Parent Investment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash dividend paid to Former Parent		$ 3,000,000,000.0
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.09%
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.25%