FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASURES 5 (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 7,477,000,000	$ 9,243,000,000	$ 15,940,000,000	$ 18,127,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	5,276,000,000	6,094,000,000	10,810,000,000	11,973,000,000
SG&A	1,183,000,000	1,387,000,000	2,421,000,000	2,750,000,000
Other (income) expense	(291,000,000)	(305,000,000)	(608,000,000)	(590,000,000)
Interest and other financial charges	90,000,000	85,000,000	163,000,000	170,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(102,000,000)	(2,000,000)	(18,000,000)	5,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(1,000,000)	1,000,000	(1,000,000)	1,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	3,000,000	8,000,000	30,000,000	24,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	4,000,000	6,000,000	8,000,000	11,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(3,000,000)	1,000,000	(3,000,000)	1,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Other (income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(42,000,000)	0	(2,000,000)	24,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	9,000,000	9,000,000	17,000,000	18,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	0	0	0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Other (income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	(14,000,000)	(37,000,000)	(219,000,000)	(63,000,000)
Derivatives designated as hedges	14,000,000	37,000,000	219,000,000	63,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro denominated long-term debt [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(62,000,000)	(43,000,000)	62,000,000	26,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Euro Denominated Commercial Paper [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(15,000,000)	(44,000,000)	55,000,000	27,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Cross Currency Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	7,000,000	(8,000,000)	(19,000,000)	5,000,000
Products [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Revenue	5,743,000,000	6,990,000,000	12,048,000,000	13,703,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	$ 4,163,000,000	$ 4,848,000,000	$ 8,537,000,000	$ 9,470,000,000