Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Details)

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Taxes Payable, Current $ 77 $ 48  
Taxes Payable 281 [1] 0  
Income before income taxes:      
U.S. income 1,237 995 $ 1,275
Foreign income 1,128 935 750
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 2,365 1,930 2,025
Current:      
U.S. federal and state 355 211 516
Foreign 289 213 147
Current Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense 349 0 0
Total current 993 424 663
Deferred:      
U.S. federal and state (42) 57 (151)
Foreign (12) (7) 43
Deferred Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense 432 0 0
Total deferred 378 50 (108)
Income tax expense $ 1,371 $ 474 $ 555
Reconciliation of the income tax provision      
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State income tax, net of federal effect 0.60% 0.80% 1.20%
Differences in rates and taxability of foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures (6.40%) (7.20%) (6.60%)
Research tax credits (1.40%) (1.70%) (1.40%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Percent 33.10% 0.00% 0.00%
Other, net (2.90%) (2.30%) (0.80%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent 58.00% 24.60% 27.40%
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Provisional Income Tax Expense $ 781    
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Change in Tax Rate (applied to deferred tax balances), Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit) 152    
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax for Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Provisional Income Tax Expense 298    
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Transition Tax for Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Provisional Cash Impact 338    
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, Withholding Taxes on Earnings for Possible Future Distribution, Provisional Income Tax Expense $ 331    
[1] Long-term income taxes payable are the result of Tax Legislation and relate to the non-current portion of
the one-time transition tax on accumulated foreign earnings. See Note 2, "INCOME TAXES," to our
Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.