SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 6) Other Intangibles, Softare and R&D - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Research and development expenses, net of contract reimbursements | $ 894 | $ 734 | $ 616 |
| Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Compensation Earned | $ 120 | $ 137 | $ 131 |
| Minimum | Other Intangible Assets | |||
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 3 years | ||
| Minimum | Software | |||
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 3 years | ||
| Maximum | Other Intangible Assets | |||
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 25 years | ||
| Maximum | Software | |||
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 12 years | ||
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- Definition Research and development costs, excluding contract reimbursements, incurred for product improvement, innovation and cost reductions. No definition available.
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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of compensation earned (contract income) under a research and development arrangement accounted for as a contract to perform research and development for others. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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