OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Aug. 01, 2008
Amortization of [Abstract]
Curtailment losses (gains)	$ 3
Settlement gains	1
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Compensation Related Costs, Other Post-Retirement Benefits, Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Line Items]
Eligibility age for the plan		55Y
The required service eligibility period for eligible for the plan		10Y
Combined age plus service period required to be eligible for the plan		75Y
Reduction in company's contribution towards retiree medical coverage (in hundredths)					1.00%
Phase out period of company's contribution towards retiree medical coverage (in years)				10Y
Changes in benefit obligations and funded status [Abstract]
Projected benefit obligation, beginning period	1,386	1,404
Service cost	2	1	1
Interest cost	64	72	92
Plan participants' contributions	20	9
Plan amendments	(23)	(29)
Actuarial (gain) loss	(5)	95
Benefit payments	(135)	(168)
Currency adjustments	(1)	2
Projected benefit obligation, period end	1,308	1,386	1,404
Underfunded status at end of year [Abstract]
Underfunded status at end of year	(1,308)	(1,386)
Amounts recognized in consolidated statement of financial position [Abstract]
Other current liabilities	(123)	(133)
Pension and other postretirement liabilities	(1,185)	(1,253)
Net amount recognized	(1,308)	(1,386)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss [Abstract]
Prior service credit	771	829
Net actuarial loss	(496)	(535)
Total	275	294
Change in benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss [Abstract]
Newly established loss	(5)	95
Newly established prior service credit	(23)	(29)
Amortization of [Abstract]
Prior service credit	80	76
Net loss	(33)	(28)
Prior service credit recognized due to curtailment		0
Total	19	114
Prior service credit	(80)	(76)	(71)
Actuarial loss	33	28	22
Other postretirement benefit cost before curtailments and settlements	19	25	44
Curtailment losses (gains)	0	0	1
Settlement gains	0	0
Components of net postretirement benefit cost [Abstract]
Service cost	2	1	1
Interest cost	64	72	92
Net pension (income) expense from continuing operations	19	25	45
Prior service credit to be amortized into net periodic benefit cost over next year		80
Net actuarial loss estimated to be amortized into net periodic benefit cost over next year		31
The percentage of domestic plan to the total other postretirement net benefit obligation (in hundredths)		94.00%	93.00%
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine the net benefit obligation [Abstract]
Discount rate (in hundredths)	5.50%	5.03%
Salary increase rate (in hundredths)	4.06%	3.84%
Weighted-average assumption used to determine net postretirement benefit cost [Abstract]
Discount rate (in hundredths)	7.00%	5.93%	6.59%
Salary increase rate (in hundredths)	4.10%	3.90%	3.96%
Weighted-average assumed healthcare cost trend rates used to compute other postretirement amounts [Abstract]
Healthcare cost trend (in hundredths)	8.00%	7.50%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate) (in hundredths)	5.00%	5.00%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate (in hundredths)	2017	2016
Effect of a one-percentage point change in assumed healthcare cost trend rates [Abstract]
Effect of 1% increase on total service and interest cost	1
Effect of 1% increase on postretirement benefit obligation	21
Effect of 1% decrease on total service and interest cost	(1)
Effect of 1% decrease on postretirement benefit obligation	(18)
Other postretirement benefits future expected payments [Abstract]
2012	119
2013	112
2014	108
2015	103
2016	99
2017-2021	443
Portion of net benefit obligation related to certain retiree Medicare supplemental benefits the Company is requesting approval to terminate	$ 220