SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Expense Recognized in Connection with Share-Based Awards (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Earnings before income taxes	$ 722	$ 1,146	$ 1,131	$ 982	$ 999	$ 1,075	$ 1,045	$ 898	$ 3,983	$ 4,018	$ 4,067
Net earnings									$ 2,920	$ 4,604	$ 2,659
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 1.10	$ 1.08	$ 0.92	$ 3.29	$ 0.91	$ 0.90	$ 0.74	$ 3.79	$ 5.81	$ 3.23
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 1.09	$ 1.07	$ 0.91	$ 3.27	$ 0.90	$ 0.89	$ 0.73	$ 3.77	$ 5.77	$ 3.21
Share Based Compensation Expense
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Earnings from continuing operations									$ 57	$ 51	$ 68
Earnings before income taxes									57	51	68
Net earnings									$ 45	$ 35	$ 46
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)									$ 0.06	$ 0.05	$ 0.06
Diluted (in dollars per share)									$ 0.06	$ 0.05	$ 0.06