SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) Foreign Currency, Supp. Cash Flow, Allowance, Inventory - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable [Roll Forward] | |||
| Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable | $ 15 | $ 16 | |
| Foreign Currency Translation [Abstract] | |||
| Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax | $ (34) | $ (6) | $ (12) |
| Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
| Percentage of total inventory values using LIFO | 13.00% | 12.00% | |
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract] | |||
| Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds | $ 699 | $ 622 | 430 |
| Cash payments for interest, net of capitalized interest | $ 114 | $ 82 | $ 68 |
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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 Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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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://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of cash paid for interest, excluding capitalized interest, classified as operating activity. 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/disclosureRef
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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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