RESTRUCTURING (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) employees		Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) employees	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) employees	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) employees	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) employees
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges (credits)	$ (12)			$ 454		$ (13)	$ 452
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(12)	[1]				(12)
Consumer Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	0	[1]				0
Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(3)	[1]				(3)
Performance Plastics [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	0	[1]				0
Corporate Segment [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(9)	[1]				(9)
Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	0	[1]				0
2016 Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges (credits)				$ 449
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	115		$ 169			115		$ 228
Cash payments	(51)		(59)
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(3)
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | employees				2,500
Severance Costs				$ 268
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	91		142			91		201
Cash payments	(51)		(59)			$ (110)		$ (67)
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	$ 0
Entity Number of Employees | employees	820					820		1,700
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-lived Assets, Other Investments and Other Assets				153
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Business Exit Costs				28
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	$ 24		27			$ 24		$ 27
Cash payments	0		0
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(3)
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Consumer Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges (credits)				28
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges (credits)				97
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Infrastructure Solutions [Member] | Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	(3)
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Performance Plastics [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges (credits)				10
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Corporate Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges (credits)				314
2016 Restructuring [Member] | Corporate Segment [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance Costs				268
2015 Restructuring [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Number of Positions Eliminated | employees									2,250
Severance Costs									$ 235
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve	$ 3					3		45
Cash payments						$ (33)		$ (190)
Entity Number of Employees | employees	40					40		290
2015 Restructuring [Member] | Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				5
2015 Restructuring [Member] | Consumer Solutions [Member] | Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment				1
2015 Restructuring [Member] | Infrastructure Solutions [Member] | Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Other Assets [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment					$ (2)
2015 Restructuring [Member] | Corporate Segment [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment	$ (9)
2015 Restructuring [Member] | Agricultural Sciences [Member] | Costs Associated with Exit and Disposal Activities [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment			$ (1)	$ 4

[1] Included in "Restructuring charges (credits)" in the consolidated statements of income. See Note 3 for additional information.