DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING TRANSACTIONS 4 (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue	$ 34,392,000,000	$ 32,637,000,000	$ 36,709,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	23,394,000,000	22,169,000,000	24,339,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,798,000,000	4,772,000,000	5,519,000,000
Other (income) expense	(1,378,000,000)	(675,000,000)	(1,065,000,000)
Interest and other financial charges	343,000,000	359,000,000	357,000,000
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Products [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Services [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Other (Income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	195,000,000	(166,000,000)	106,000,000
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0
Products [Member]
Revenue	25,643,000,000	24,737,000,000	27,629,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	18,344,000,000	17,638,000,000	19,269,000,000
Services [Member]
Revenue	8,749,000,000	7,900,000,000	9,080,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	5,050,000,000	4,531,000,000	5,070,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	40,000,000	(94,000,000)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or {loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income	5,000,000	(3,000,000)	3,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach		0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or {loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Products [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income	8,000,000	43,000,000	35,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach		10,000,000	16,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or {loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Services [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income	2,000,000	11,000,000	9,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach		3,000,000	6,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or {loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income	9,000,000	(4,000,000)	1,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach		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 Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income	0	28,000,000	73,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach		29,000,000	35,000,000
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 Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income	0	0	0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach		0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest rate swap agreements [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Hedged items	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest rate swap agreements [Member] | Products [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Hedged items	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest rate swap agreements [Member] | Services [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Hedged items	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest rate swap agreements [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Hedged items	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest rate swap agreements [Member] | Other (Income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Hedged items	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest rate swap agreements [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Hedged items	135,000,000	(169,000,000)	(70,000,000)
Derivatives designated as hedges	(135,000,000)	169,000,000	70,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Products [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Services [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Other (Income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instrument Gain (Loss) [Abstract]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	16,000,000	18,000,000	$ 19,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro-denominated long-term debt
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	284,000,000	(256,000,000)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro-denominated commercial paper [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	57,000,000	(8,000,000)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Cross Currency Swap [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income	$ 88,000,000	$ (109,000,000)