The aggregate of amounts due from customers or clients more than one year from the balance sheet date, for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business and an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the Company (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date more than one year from the balance sheet date, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the Company of the amount it deems uncertain of collection and net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder, respectively.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Divestiture of Angus) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 02, 2015
Noncurrent receivables		$ 991	$ 765
Performance Materials & Chemicals [Member] \| ANGUS Chemical Company [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration				$ 1,151
Noncurrent receivables		$ 10
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal, including post closing adjustments	$ 670