RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS Schedule of Prospective Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Item Effected [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 5,901	$ 5,517	$ 17,355	$ 16,032
Cost of products sold	3,887	3,713	11,757	11,100
Distribution expenses	397	354	1,166	1,061
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption					$ 73	$ 0
Income tax provision (benefit)	83	136	302	122
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	562	366	1,354	642
Net earnings (loss)	$ 562	$ 395	$ 1,699	$ 684
Basic	$ 1.38	$ 0.96	$ 4.12	$ 1.65
Diluted	$ 1.37	$ 0.95	$ 4.08	$ 1.64
Contract assets	$ 383		$ 383		0
Inventories	2,130		2,130		2,313
Other current assets	199		199		282
Other accrued liabilities	1,054		1,054		1,043
Deferred Income Taxes	2,512		2,512		2,291
Retained earnings	7,353		7,353		6,180
Deferred income tax provision (benefit), net			163	$ 295	$ 3
Contract assets			(20)	0
Inventories			(120)	(70)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			301	5
Other			64	$ (198)
Previously Reported
Item Effected [Line Items]
Net sales	5,898		17,335
Cost of products sold	3,885		11,748
Distribution expenses	396		1,163
Income tax provision (benefit)	83		300
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	562		1,348
Net earnings (loss)	$ 562		$ 1,693
Basic	$ 1.38		$ 4.10
Diluted	$ 1.37		$ 4.06
Contract assets	$ 0		$ 0
Inventories	2,389		2,389
Other current assets	213		213
Other accrued liabilities	1,035		1,035
Deferred Income Taxes	2,500		2,500
Retained earnings	7,274		7,274
Deferred income tax provision (benefit), net			175
Contract assets			0
Inventories			(128)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			298
Other			49
Impact of Adoption Increase/(Decrease)
Item Effected [Line Items]
Net sales	3		20
Cost of products sold	2		9
Distribution expenses	1		3
Income tax provision (benefit)	0		2
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	0		6
Net earnings (loss)	$ 0		$ 6
Basic	$ 0.00		$ 0.02
Diluted	$ 0.00		$ 0.02
Contract assets	$ 383		$ 383
Inventories	(259)		(259)
Other current assets	(14)		(14)
Other accrued liabilities	19		19
Deferred Income Taxes	12		12
Retained earnings	$ 79		79
Deferred income tax provision (benefit), net			(12)
Contract assets			(20)
Inventories			8
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			3
Other			$ 15