GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Acquisition of Dow Corning) (Details) - Dow Corning Corporation [Member] $ in Millions	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 2,987
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	15 years
Licenses and intellectual property
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 1,200
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years
Software
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 2
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Trademarks
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 30
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 years
Customer-related
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 1,755
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	19 years