TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS (Sale of Trade Accounts Receivable in North America and Europe) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Interests in conduits		$ 2,650,000,000		$ 1,737,000,000		$ 1,038,000,000
North America and Europe [Member]
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Carrying value of interests held		1,057,000,000		1,141,000,000
North America and Europe [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) from sale of transferred financial assets		(17,000,000)		(24,000,000)		(26,000,000)
Percentage of anticipated credit losses		0.73%		1.22%
Impact to carrying value, 10 percent adverse change		1,000,000		2,000,000
Impact to carrying value, 20 percent adverse change		2,000,000		4,000,000
Derecognized Assets, Securitized or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement Assets and any Other Financial Assets Managed Together, Net Credit Losses During Period		1,000,000		8,000,000		2,000,000
Sale of receivables		57,000,000		16,000,000		818,000,000
Collections reinvested in revolving receivables		25,828,000,000		28,609,000,000		22,866,000,000
Interests in conduits		2,650,000,000	[1]	1,737,000,000	[1]	1,038,000,000	[1]
Delinquencies on sold receivables still outstanding		164,000,000		155,000,000
Trade accounts receivable outstanding and derecognized		2,294,000,000		2,385,000,000
Repurchase of previously sold receivables, related to a divestiture	$ 71,000,000

[1] Presented in "Operating Activities" in the consolidated statements of cash flows.