SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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| Nature of Operations | |||
| Company owned and independent distributor locations | location | 500 | ||
| Dealer locations | location | 7,500 | ||
| Countries and territories located in | country | 190 | ||
| Foreign Currency Translation | |||
| Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax | $ (6) | $ (12) | $ (18) |
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information | |||
| Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds | 622 | 430 | 732 |
| Cash payments for interest, net of capitalized interest | 82 | 68 | $ 65 |
| Activity in allowance for doubtful accounts | |||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | $ 16 | $ 16 | |
| Inventory Disclosure | |||
| Percentage of total inventory values using LIFO | 12.00% | 13.00% | |
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| Investments in Equity Investees | |||
| Percentage of equity method investment ownership | 20.00% | ||
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| Investments in Equity Investees | |||
| Percentage of equity method investment ownership | 50.00% | ||
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- Definition The number of company-owned and independent distributor locations through which the entity serves its customers. No definition available.
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- Definition The number of countries and territories through which the entity serves its customers. No definition available.
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- Definition The number of dealer locations through which the entity serves its customers. No definition available.
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- Definition -- None. No documentation exists for this element. -- No definition available.
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- Definition For an unclassified balance sheet, a valuation allowance for receivables due a company that are expected to be uncollectible. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of cash paid, after deduction of cash paid for capitalized interest, for interest. Includes, but is not limited to, payment to settle zero-coupon bond for accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The percentage of LIFO (last in first out) inventory to total inventory as of the balance sheet date if other than 100 percent. No definition available.
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