COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - Summary of Guarantees (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$ 176	$ 187
Customer and Supplier Guarantee Bank Borrowings [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$ 17
Guarantor Obligations, Liquidation Proceeds, Percentage	1.00%
Equity Affiliates Guarantee Bank Borrowings [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$ 159

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Indicates, if estimable, (as a percentage) the approximate extent to which the proceeds from liquidation of any assets held either as collateral or by third parties would be expected to cover the maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
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