INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Income Taxes) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Domestic and Foreign Components of Income Before Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	$ 485	[1],[2]	$ 5,313	[1]	$ 1,652
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign	3,928	[1]	4,617	[1]	3,613
Income Before Income Taxes	4,413		9,930		$ 5,265
Income (loss) from portfolio actions included in Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	2,100		3,500
Income (loss) from Portfolio Actions Included in Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Foreign	0		$ 1,100
Expenses related to the urethane matters settlements, asbestos-related charge and charges for environmental matters included in Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Domestic	$ 2,600

[1] In 2016, the domestic component of "Income Before Income Taxes" included approximately $2.1 billion ($3.5 billion in 2015) and the foreign component contained zero ($1.1 billion in 2015) of income from portfolio actions. Amounts include gains from transactions noted below in the Reconciliation to U.S. Statutory Rate table.

[2] In 2016, the domestic component of “Income Before Income Taxes” included approximately $2.6 billion of expenses related to the urethane matters class action lawsuit and opt-out cases settlements, asbestos-related charge and charges for environmental matters.