FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Summary of Recurring Measured Fair Values) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Equity securities 3	$ 32	$ 40
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	1,623	1,634
Long-term debt including debt due within one year 6	18,682	20,604
US Treasury and Government [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	594	698
Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	1,029	936
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	747	338
Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable securities	105	45
Equity securities 3	32	40
Total assets at fair value	3,879	3,521
Long-term debt including debt due within one year 6	18,682	20,604
Total liabilities at fair value	19,849	21,125
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	230	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Held-to-maturity Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	644	980
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	728	484
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	178	44
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	364	185
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	58	113
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	105	128
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	511	181
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	468	208
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | US Treasury and Government [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	594	698
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	1,029	936
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable securities	0	0
Equity securities 3	32	40
Total assets at fair value	74	76
Long-term debt including debt due within one year 6	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	27	7
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Held-to-maturity Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	12	8
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	27	7
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Treasury and Government [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	30	28
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable securities	105	45
Equity securities 3	0	0
Total assets at fair value	3,805	3,445
Long-term debt including debt due within one year 6	18,682	20,604
Total liabilities at fair value	19,592	21,118
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Held-to-maturity Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	644	980
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	728	484
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	178	44
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	364	185
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	58	113
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	105	128
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	499	173
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	441	201
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury and Government [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	594	698
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	999	908
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Private Market Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	119	111
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total assets at fair value	19	19
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Private Market Securities and Real Estate [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share, Unfunded Commitments	63	$ 63
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Marketable securities	0
Equity securities 3	0
Total assets at fair value	0
Long-term debt including debt due within one year 6	0
Total liabilities at fair value	230
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Guarantees, Fair Value Disclosure	230
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Held-to-maturity Securities
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Money Market Funds
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Cash equivalents 1	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability Including Not Subject to Master Netting Arrangement	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | US Treasury and Government [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	0
Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale	$ 0