COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITES (Dow Corning Chapter 11 Related Matters) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 01, 2016	Jun. 01, 2004	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Breast Implant and Other Products Liability Claims [Domain]
Unexpended Balance of Settlement Facility			$ 140
Estimated Litigation Liability, Noncurrent			263	$ 263
Estimated Litigation Liability to Fund the Full Liability up to the Maximum Capped value of the Settlement Facility			1,923
Indemnification Asset			0	$ 0
Breast Implant and Other Products Liability Claims [Domain] | June 1, 2004 Breast Implant and Other Products Liability Claims [Member]
Net Present Value of Payments Committed by Dow Corning to the Settlement and Litigation Facilities to Resolve Products Liability Claims		$ 2,350
Product Liability Contingency, Accrual, Discount Rate		7.00%
Undiscounted Value of Payments Committed by Dow Corning to the Settlement and Litigation Facilities to Resolve Products Liability Claims			3,685
Net Present Value of Payments Committed by Dow Corning to the Litigation Facility to Resolve Products Liability Claims		$ 400
Life to Date Payments to the Settlement Facility			$ 1,762
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Indemnification Percentage of Future Losses Associated with Certain Pre-closing Liabilities	50.00%
Maximum Amount of Indemnified Losses Which may be Recovered after May 31, 2023 for certain pre-closing liabilities	$ 0
Maximum Amount of Indemnified Losses Which may be Recovered until May 31, 2018 for certain pre-closing liabilities	1,500
Maximum Amount of Indemnified Losses Which may be Recovered Between May 31, 2018 and May 31, 2023 for certain pre-closing liabilities	$ 1,000