INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 19, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets		$ 38	$ 142	$ 215
Additional loss						$ 73	$ 295	$ (263)
Estimated useful lives (years)						7 years
Ruconest Divestiture
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets				199
Additional loss		$ 22
U.S. Diversified Products
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets			25
Individually Not Material
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets			$ 88	16	$ 16
IPR&D
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets				$ 14
Total identifiable intangible assets acquired	$ 304
Estimated useful lives (years)	12 years
Product brands
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Impairment of finite-lived intangible assets						$ 6
Estimated useful lives (years)						8 years
Amortization of intangible assets						$ 6
Increase in estimated annual amortization for years two and three						66
Decrease in estimated annual amortization for years four through five						$ 35