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NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM DEBT AND AVAILABLE CREDIT FACILITIES Long-Term Debt (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Feb. 01, 2020 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations 2			$ 542				$ 542
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs			(313)				(313)		$ (365)
Long-term debt due within one year 3			(291)				(291)		(460)
Long-Term Debt (variable interest entities nonrecourse - 2021: $4; 2020: $6)			14,027				14,027		16,491
Long Term Debt, Accumulated Fair Value Adjustment			48				48		$ 69
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year			122				122
Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year One			191				191
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two			345				345
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three			41				41
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four			364				364
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five			801				801
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt			(472)		$ 63		(574)	$ (149)
Repayments of Long-term Debt			81				173	76
Accounts Receivable Facility, Europe [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Trade Accounts Receivable Eligible for Sale	$ 400				400			400
Three Point One Five Percent Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt				$ 208
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.15%
Three Point Five Percent Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt				$ 811
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				3.50%
3.15 Percent Notes Due 2024 and 3.50 Percent Notes Due 2024 \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt				$ 101
Debt Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt			1,042
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt			$ 472
Repayments of Long-term Debt	493
Debt Securities [Member] \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt					62
InterNotes redeemed [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Issued							95	167
Repayments of Notes Payable							28	166
InterNotes redeemed, Various maturities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Notes Payable							213	307
InterNotes redeemed, Various maturities [Member] \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt					$ 1		1	2
Long Term Debt Repayment - Variable Interest Entity [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt							$ 14	$ 17
Euros Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											1.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €											€ 2,250
0.50 Percent Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											0.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €											€ 1,000
1.125 Percent Notes Due 2032 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											1.125%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €											€ 750
1.875 Percent Notes Due 2040 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											1.875%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €											€ 500
Term Loan Facility, Due September 2023 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		$ 1,250				$ 750
3.0 Percent Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						3.00%
Repayments of Notes Payable						$ 1,250
3.0 Percent Notes Due 2022 [Member] \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt						$ 85
U.S. Dollar Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €										€ 2,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 556
2.1 Percent Notes Due 2030 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										2.10%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €										€ 850
3.6 Percent Notes Due 2050 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										3.60%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €										€ 1,150
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Current Year [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			0.00%				0.00%		8.95%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 0				$ 0		$ 173
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Year One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			8.64%				8.64%		8.64%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 121				$ 121		$ 121
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Year Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			7.63%				7.63%		7.63%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 250				$ 250		$ 250
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Year Three [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			0.00%				0.00%		3.43%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 0				$ 0		$ 1,017
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Year Four [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			5.63%				5.63%		5.13%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 333				$ 333		$ 625
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Year Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			3.63%				3.63%		3.63%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 750				$ 750		$ 750
Loans Payable [Member] \| Promissory Notes and Debentures, Final Maturity, Year Six and Thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			5.15%				5.15%		5.34%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 9,364				$ 9,364		$ 10,138
Loans Payable [Member] \| Foreign Currency Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			1.22%				1.22%		1.41%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 2,889				$ 2,889		$ 3,189
Medium-term Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time			3.40%				3.40%		3.56%
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 382				$ 382		$ 535
Finance Leases [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations 2			$ 542				$ 542		$ 518