TRANSFERS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS (Sale of Trade Accounts Receivable in North America and Europe) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2012
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Interests in conduits				$ 688,000,000		$ 2,190,000,000
North America and Europe [Member]
Tranfers of Financial Assets [Line Items]
Carrying value of interests held		1,363,000,000		1,363,000,000				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		(4,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(13,000,000)		(14,000,000)
Percentage of Anticipated Credit Losses				0.76%				0.73%
Impact to carrying value, 10 percent adverse change		1,000,000		1,000,000				1,000,000
Impact to carrying value, 20 percent adverse change		3,000,000		3,000,000				2,000,000
Sale of receivables		0	0	19,000,000		57,000,000
Collections reinvested in revolving receivables		6,489,000,000	6,432,000,000	19,229,000,000		19,489,000,000
Interests in conduits		252,000,000	218,000,000	688,000,000	[1]	2,190,000,000	[1]
Delinquencies on sold receivables still outstanding		129,000,000		129,000,000				164,000,000
Trade accounts receivable outstanding and derecognized		2,654,000,000		2,654,000,000				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.