REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of variable consideration provisions

The following table presents the activity and ending balances of the Company’s variable consideration provisions for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
(in millions)	Discounts and Allowances			Returns			Rebates			Chargebacks			Distribution Fees			Total
Reserve balance, January 1, 2018	$	167		$	863		$	1,094		$	274		$	148		$	2,546
Current period provision	643			209			1,976			1,462			178			4,468
Payments and credits	(632		)	(264		)	(1,939		)	(1,512		)	(167		)	(4,514		)
Reserve balance, September 30, 2018	$	178		$	808		$	1,131		$	224		$	159		$	2,500