DIVESTITURES DIVESTITURES (Divestiture of Agrofresh Business) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Oct. 05, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments		$ 3,958		$ 4,201	$ 4,501
Property						$ 1,268
AgroFresh [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal		618	[1],[2]	0	0
Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments		275		$ 83	$ 88
Agricultural Sciences [Member] | AFSI [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Noncash or Part Noncash Acquisition, Noncash Financial or Equity Instrument Consideration, Warrants Issued	6
Agricultural Sciences [Member] | AgroFresh [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration	$ 859
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	635
Other Receivables	14
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Asset	50
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, including post closing adjustments		626
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, post closing adjustments		2
Current Assets	40
Inventories	18
Property	5
Goodwill	101
Other Intangible Assets	82
Other noncurrent assets	1
Total assets divested	247
Current Liabilities	8
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	4
Total Liabilities Divested	12
Net value divested	$ 235
AFSI [Member] | Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Additional Information	17.5
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 210
AgroFresh [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Additional Information	17.5
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.00%
Equity Method Investments	$ 210
AgroFresh [Member] | Agricultural Sciences [Member] | AgroFresh [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (Loss) of Disposal Group, Equity Method Investment Retained after Disposal, before Income Tax		$ 128

[1] Includes an $8 million loss on mark-to-market adjustments related to warrants.

[2] See Note 5 for additional information.