NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM DEBT AND AVAILABLE CREDIT FACILITIES (Schedule of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt discount	$ (380)	$ (403)
Long-term debt due within one year	(680)	(672)
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	17,487	19,919
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt for Next Five Years at the current period end [Abstract]
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt, 2013	69
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt, 2014	697
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt, 2015	466
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt, 2016	1,367
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt, 2017	1,192
Annual Installments on Long Term Debt, 2018	1,169
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	45	21
Final maturity 2013 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	3	404
Average interest rate in period	9.80%	6.01%
Final Maturity 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	397	1,138
Average interest rate in period	5.36%	6.86%
Final Maturity 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	53	1,290
Average interest rate in period	2.95%	5.82%
Final maturity 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	803	789
Average interest rate in period	2.53%	2.54%
Final Maturity 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	902	890
Average interest rate in period	5.82%	5.88%
Final maturity 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	853	840
Average interest rate in period	5.53%	5.59%
Final maturity 2019 and thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	12,177	12,148
Average interest rate in period	5.95%	5.96%
U.S. Dollar loans, Various Rates and Maturities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	579	288
Average interest rate in period	1.52%	2.30%
Foreign Currency Loans, Various Rates and Maturities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	1,233	1,336
Average interest rate in period	3.40%	3.50%
Medium-term Notes, Varying Maturities Through 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	984	1,132
Average interest rate in period	3.81%	4.26%
Pollution Control/Industrial Revenue Bonds, Varying Maturities Through 2038 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2013: $1,456; 2012: $1,406)	$ 518	$ 718
Average interest rate in period	5.59%	5.67%