PENSION PLANS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table provides the components of the Company's net periodic benefit cost for all significant plans:

Net Periodic Benefit Cost for All Significant Plans	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
In millions	Sep 30, 2019			Sep 30, 2018			Sep 30, 2019			Sep 30, 2018
Defined Benefit Pension Plans:
Service cost	$	95		$	131		$	302		$	396
Interest cost	227			216			695			651
Expected return on plan assets	(420		)	(401		)	(1,258		)	(1,211		)
Amortization of prior service credit	(5		)	(6		)	(16		)	(18		)
Amortization of net loss	147			168			426			509
Curtailment/special termination benefits 1	—			—			(27		)	—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	44		$	108		$	122		$	327
Less: discontinued operations	—			25			21			75
Net periodic benefit cost - continuing operations	$	44		$	83		$	101		$	252
Other Postretirement Benefits:
Service cost	$	2		$	3		$	6		$	9
Interest cost	12			11			38			33
Amortization of net gain	(5		)	(6		)	(16		)	(18		)
Curtailment/special termination benefits 1	—			—			(3		)	—
Net periodic benefit cost	$	9		$	8		$	25		$	24
Less: discontinued operations	—			—			—			2
Net periodic benefit cost - continuing operations	$	9		$	8		$	25		$	22

1. The 2019 impact relates to plan curtailments and associated special termination benefits resulting from the reduction in plan participation by employees transferred to DowDuPont.