SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS - Summary of Certain Items by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019		Jun. 30, 2020		Jun. 30, 2019
Significant Items
Integration and separation costs		$ 145	[1]	$ 347	[2]	$ 342	[3]
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		(2)	[4]	75	[4]	132	[5]
Goodwill impairment charges		2,498	[6]	1,175	[7]	3,031	[8]	$ 1,175
Asset Impairment Charges		21	[6]	63	[9]	291	[8],[10]
Income Tax Related Items				(48)	[11]			(48)
Significant items		(2,674)	[12]	(1,708)	[12]	(3,621)	[13]
N&B financing [Member]
Significant Items
Financing fee amortization		(12)	[14]			(22)	[15]
Pro Forma
Significant Items
Integration and separation costs	[2]							785
Restructuring and asset related charges - net	[16]							147
Goodwill impairment charges	[7]							1,175
Asset Impairment Charges	[17]							63
Income Tax Related Items	[18]							(48)
Significant items								(2,218)
Electronics & Imaging
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		3		(7)		(1)
Goodwill impairment charges						0
Significant items		3		(7)		196
Electronics & Imaging | Pro Forma
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net								(7)
Significant items								(7)
Nutrition & Biosciences
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		2		(22)		(4)
Goodwill impairment charges				933		0
Asset Impairment Charges				63
Significant items		2		(1,018)		(4)
Nutrition & Biosciences | Pro Forma
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net								(49)
Goodwill impairment charges								933
Asset Impairment Charges								63
Significant items								(1,045)
Transportation & Industrial
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		10		(12)		(15)
Goodwill impairment charges		2,498				(2,498)
Asset Impairment Charges		21				21
Significant items		(2,509)		(12)		(2,534)
Transportation & Industrial | Pro Forma
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net								(12)
Significant items								(12)
Safety & Construction
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		12		(20)		(13)
Goodwill impairment charges						0
Income Tax Related Items				(48)
Significant items		12		(68)		(13)
Safety & Construction | Pro Forma
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net								(22)
Income Tax Related Items								(48)
Significant items								(70)
Non-core
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		0		(1)		0
Goodwill impairment charges		0		242		(533)
Asset Impairment Charges						270
Significant items		0		(243)		(803)
Non-core | Pro Forma
Significant Items
Restructuring and asset related charges - net								0
Goodwill impairment charges								242
Significant items								(242)
Corporate
Significant Items
Integration and separation costs		(145)		(347)		(342)
Restructuring and asset related charges - net		(25)		(13)		(99)
Significant items		(182)		$ (360)		(463)
Corporate | N&B financing [Member]
Significant Items
Financing fee amortization		$ (12)				$ (22)
Corporate | Pro Forma
Significant Items
Integration and separation costs								(785)
Restructuring and asset related charges - net								(57)
Significant items								$ (842)

[1] Integration and separation costs related to the post-Merger integration and the intended separation of the N&B Business.

[2] Integration and separation costs related to the Merger, post-Merger integration and business separation activities.

[3] Integration and separation costs related to the post-Merger integration and the intended separation of the N&B Business.

[4] Includes Board approved restructuring plans and asset related charges. See Note 5 for additional information.

[5] Includes Board approved restructuring plans and asset related charges. See Note 5 for additional information.

[6] See Note 11 for additional information.

[7] See Note 11 for additional information.

[8] See Note 11 for additional information.

[9] See Note 5 for additional information.

[10] See Note 5 for additional information.

[11] Charge included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" which reflects a reduction in gross proceeds from lower withholding taxes related to a prior year legal settlement.

[12] The significant items for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 are presented on an as reported basis.

[13] The significant items for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are presented on an as reported basis. The significant items for the six months ended June 30, 2019 are presented on a pro forma basis.

[14] Reflected in "Interest expense" and relates to the intended separation of the N&B Business.

[15] Reflected in "Interest expense" and relates to the intended separation of the N&B Business.

[16] Includes Board approved restructuring plans and asset related charges. See Note 5 for additional information.

[17] See Note 5 for additional information.

[18] Charge included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" which reflects a reduction in gross proceeds from lower withholding taxes related to a prior year legal settlement.