Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
country
location
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Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Nature of Operations      
Company owned and independent distributor locations 600    
Dealer locations 6,500    
Countries and territories located in 190    
Principles of Consolidation      
Consolidation minimum threshold except for majority-owned subsidiaries that are considered variable interest entities (as a percent) 50.00%    
Revenue Recognition      
Number of sales incentives categories 3    
Foreign Currency Translation      
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) $ (14) $ (14) $ (1)
Income Tax Accounting      
Net deferred tax assets 396 417  
Tax loss and credit carryforwards 165    
Valuation allowance 95 71  
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:      
Accounts and notes receivable 87 (350) (195)
Inventories (32) (225) (574)
Other current assets (60) (21) (54)
Accounts payable (256) 208 345
Accrued expenses (514) 234 233
Total (775) (154) (245)
Cash payments for income taxes, net of refunds 691 532 312
Cash payments for interest, net of capitalized interest 32 47 42
Activity in allowance for doubtful accounts      
Balance, beginning of year 12 15 13
Provision for bad debts 6 6 5
Write-offs (5) (8) (3)
Other   (1)  
Balance, end of year $ 13 $ 12 $ 15
Inventory Disclosure      
Percentage of total inventory values using LIFO 14.00% 17.00%  
Minimum
     
Investments in Equity Investees      
Percentage of equity method investment ownership 20.00%    
Maximum
     
Investments in Equity Investees      
Percentage of equity method investment ownership 50.00%