COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Commercial Creditor Issues) (Details) - Dow Corning Corporation [Member] - Commercial Creditors Litigation [Domain] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2004	Jun. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Payments made to Commercial Creditors for Principal and Interest	$ 1,500
Loss Contingency Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)		$ (33)
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current			$ 77	$ 108
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			77
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 260