BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

Pension and other postretirement benefit expenses are included in acquisition and operating expenses in the consolidated statement of earnings, which includes other components of net periodic pension cost and postretirement costs (other than service costs) of $7 million for both the three-month periods and $20 million and $22 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Total net periodic cost includes the following components:

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits																Other
	Japan								U.S.								Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)	2018				2017				2018				2017				2018			2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	4			$	4			$	7			$	6			$	0		$	0
Interest cost		1				2				9				8				0			0
Expected return on plan assets		(1		)		(1		)		(7		)		(6		)		0			0
Amortization of net actuarial loss		1				1				4				3				0			0
Net periodic (benefit) cost		$	5			$	6			$	13			$	11			$	0		$	0

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits																Other
	Japan								U.S.								Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)	2018				2017				2018				2017				2018			2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	14			$	13			$	21			$	18			$	0		$	0
Interest cost		4				5				26				24				1			1
Expected return on plan assets		(4		)		(3		)		(20		)		(17		)		0			0
Amortization of net actuarial loss		1				2				12				10				0			0
Net periodic (benefit) cost		$	15			$	17			$	39			$	35			$	1		$	1