INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Current:
Federal				$ 334	$ 218	$ 224
Foreign				357	253	293
State and local				(3)	8	11
Total				688	479	528
Deferred:
Federal				135	(58)	(73)
Foreign				35	(61)	(22)
State and local				5	1	1
Total				175	(118)	(94)
Provision for income taxes				863	361	434
Amounts contributed by the Company's foreign operations included in earnings before income taxes				$ 2,004	$ 1,676	$ 1,448
Reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and entity's actual effective tax rate on earnings before income taxes
Provision for income taxes at statutory rate (as a percent)		21.00%	35.00%	28.10%	35.00%	35.00%
Increase (decrease) due to:
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit (as a percent)				0.50%	0.70%	0.90%
TCJA net income tax impact				22.80%
Stock-based compensation arrangements - excess tax benefits				(2.50%)
Taxation of foreign operations (as a percent)				(4.70%)	(7.50%)	(8.00%)
China deferred tax asset valuation allowance reversal (as a percent)					(4.60%)
Income tax reserve adjustments (as a percent)				(0.50%)	(1.20%)	(0.30%)
Other, net (as a percent)				(0.10%)	(0.10%)	0.30%
Effective tax rate (as a percent)				43.60%	22.30%	27.90%
Provision for income taxes				$ 863	$ 361	$ 434
China deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$ 75
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries							$ 4,459
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries considered permanently reinvested							1,323
Deferred tax assets:
Compensation related expenses							161	$ 256
Inventory obsolescence and other inventory related reserves							57	97
Retirement benefit obligations							45	124
Various accruals not currently deductible							175	189
Net operating loss, credit and other carryforwards							48	65
Unrecognized state tax benefits and accrued interest							12	24
Other differences between tax and financial statement values							55	91
Deferred tax assets, gross							553	846
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets							(45)	(42)
Total deferred tax assets							508	804
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization							(338)	(465)
Other differences between tax and financial statement values							(50)	(17)
Total deferred tax liabilities							(388)	(482)
Total net deferred tax assets							120	322
Net operating loss and other carryforwards							173	230
Portion of net operating loss and other carryforwards with indefinite carryforward period							139
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances recorded to reflect the tax benefits of the carryforwards not utilized to date							13	34
Gross unrecognized tax benefits	68	$ 60	$ 68	68	82	82	60	68
Total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate							41
Gross interest and penalty benefits				3	5
Total gross accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits							$ 9	$ 13
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits
Beginning of the year balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits			$ 68	68	82
Gross amounts of increases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period				8	6
Gross amounts of decreases as a result of tax positions taken during a prior period				(18)	(23)
Gross amounts of increases as a result of tax positions taken during the current period				7	10
Amounts of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits relating to settlements with taxing authorities				(3)	(5)
Reductions to unrecognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statutes of limitations				(2)	(2)
End of year balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits	$ 68	$ 60		60	$ 68	$ 82
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09
Deferred:
Provision for income taxes				(50)
Increase (decrease) due to:
Provision for income taxes				$ (50)