TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS (Sale of Trade Accounts Receivable in North America and Europe) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013		Jun. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Interests in conduits				$ 436,000,000		$ 1,972,000,000
North America and Europe [Member]
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Carrying value of interests held		1,291,000,000		1,291,000,000				1,057,000,000
North America and Europe [Member] | Trade Accounts Receivable [Member]
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) on sale of transferred financial assets		(5,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(9,000,000)		(9,000,000)
Percentage of Anticipated Credit Losses				0.74%				0.73%
Impact to carrying value, 10 percent adverse change		2,000,000		2,000,000				1,000,000
Impact to carrying value, 20 percent adverse change		3,000,000		3,000,000				2,000,000
Sale of receivables		0	41,000,000	19,000,000		57,000,000
Collections reinvested in revolving receivables		6,610,000,000	7,200,000,000	12,740,000,000		13,057,000,000
Interests in conduits		390,000,000	310,000,000	436,000,000	[1]	1,972,000,000	[1]
Delinquencies on sold receivables still outstanding		147,000,000		147,000,000				164,000,000
Trade accounts receivable outstanding and derecognized		2,544,000,000		2,544,000,000				2,294,000,000
Cash Flows Between Transferor and Transferee, Purchases of Previously Transferred Financial Assets	$ 8,000,000

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