LONG-TERM DEBT AND CREDIT AGREEMENTS (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt, including current portion	$ 12,881,000,000	$ 13,924,000,000
Less current portion	(143,000,000)	(1,351,000,000)
Total Noncurrent Debt	12,738,000,000	12,573,000,000
Two Year Floating rate Euro notes due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 0	1,199,000,000
Maturity date of debt instrument	Feb. 22, 2018
1.40% notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 1,250,000,000	1,250,000,000
Various interest rates	1.40%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Oct. 30, 2019
Three year floating rate notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Maturity date of debt instrument	Oct. 30, 2019
Two Year Floating Rate Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 450,000,000	450,000,000
Maturity date of debt instrument	Oct. 30, 2019
1.80% notes due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Various interest rates	1.80%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Oct. 30, 2019
0.65% Euro notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 1,232,000,000	1,199,000,000
Various interest rates	0.65%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Feb. 21, 2020
4.25% notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 800,000,000	800,000,000
Various interest rates	4.25%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Mar. 01, 2021
1.85% notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Various interest rates	1.85%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Nov. 01, 2021
1.30% Euro notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 1,539,000,000	1,499,000,000
Various interest rates	1.30%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Feb. 22, 2023
3.35% notes due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 300,000,000	300,000,000
Various interest rates	3.35%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Dec. 01, 2023
2.50% notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Various interest rates	2.50%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Nov. 01, 2026
2.25% Euro notes due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 924,000,000	900,000,000
Various interest rates	2.25%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Feb. 22, 2028
5.70% notes due 2036 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 441,000,000	441,000,000
Various interest rates	5.70%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Mar. 15, 2036
5.70% notes due 2037 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 462,000,000	462,000,000
Various interest rates	5.70%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Mar. 13, 2037
5.375% notes due 2041 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 417,000,000	417,000,000
Various interest rates	5.375%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Mar. 01, 2041
3.812% notes due 2047 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 445,000,000	445,000,000
Various interest rates	3.812%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Nov. 21, 2047
Debt Instrument Description	On January 29, 2018, the Company completed an exchange offer for any and all of its outstanding 3.812% Notes due 2047, which had not been registered (“Unregistered Notes”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) for an equal principal amount of new 3.812% Notes due 2047 which had been registered under the Securities Act (“Registered Notes”). 99.4% of the Unregistered Notes were exchanged for Registered Notes, representing 99.4% of the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 3.812% Notes due 2047.
Exchange date of debt	Jan. 29, 2018
Principal amount of outstanding 3.812% Notes exchanged, percent	99.40%
Industrial development bond obligations, floating rate maturing at various dates through 2037 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Industrial development bond	$ 22,000,000	22,000,000
Maturity date of debt instrument	Dec. 31, 2037
6.625% debentures due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debentures	$ 201,000,000	201,000,000
Various interest rates	6.625%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Jun. 15, 2028
9.065% debentures due 2033 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debentures	$ 51,000,000	51,000,000
Various interest rates	9.065%
Maturity date of debt instrument	Jun. 01, 2033
Other (including capitalized leases and debt issuance costs), 5.2% weighted average maturing at various dates through 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other long term debt	$ 347,000,000	$ 288,000,000
Maturity date of debt instrument	Dec. 31, 2025
Weighted average interest rate	5.20%
Syndicate Of Banks [Member] | $1.5B Second 364-Day Credit Agreement [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility initiation date	Feb. 16, 2018
Facility expiration date	Feb. 15, 2019
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000