PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Pension And Other Postretirement Disclosure Paragraph Details [Abstract]
Cash contribution to pension plans	$ 256,000,000		$ 779,000,000
United States, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	64,000,000	58,000,000	192,000,000	174,000,000
Interest cost	184,000,000	190,000,000	553,000,000	571,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(255,000,000)	(253,000,000)	(765,000,000)	(760,000,000)
Amortization of transition obligation	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	7,000,000	8,000,000	21,000,000	25,000,000
Recognition of actuarial losses	0	0	0	0
Settlements and curtailments	0	0	0	24,000,000
Net periodic benefit cost	0	3,000,000	1,000,000	34,000,000
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	12,000,000	14,000,000	36,000,000	44,000,000
Interest cost	55,000,000	60,000,000	165,000,000	180,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(72,000,000)	(72,000,000)	(217,000,000)	(215,000,000)
Amortization of transition obligation	0	0	1,000,000	1,000,000
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	0	0	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Recognition of actuarial losses	0	0	0	0
Settlements and curtailments	0	1,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Net periodic benefit cost	(5,000,000)	3,000,000	(14,000,000)	11,000,000
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	1,000,000
Interest cost	13,000,000	17,000,000	40,000,000	52,000,000
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(3,000,000)	(3,000,000)	(10,000,000)	(25,000,000)
Recognition of actuarial losses	9,000,000	10,000,000	25,000,000	28,000,000
Settlements and curtailments	0	(106,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(167,000,000)
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 19,000,000	$ (82,000,000)	$ 49,000,000	$ (111,000,000)