COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Guarantees) (Table and Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Guarantees [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Final expiration	2021	2021
Guarantor obligations, maximum future payments	$ 4,773	$ 5,096
Guarantor obligations, recorded liability	$ 59	$ 86
Residual Value Guarantees [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Final expiration	2027	2027
Guarantor obligations, maximum future payments	$ 1,040	$ 947
Guarantor obligations, recorded liability	136	134
Total Guarantees [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum future payments	5,813	6,043
Guarantor obligations, recorded liability	$ 195	220
Sadara [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.00%
Sadara [Member] \| Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, maximum future payments	$ 4,400
Total Project Financing [Member] \| Sadara [Member] \| Long Term Debt entered into by Equity Method Investee
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Project Financing, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	12,500
Construction Loans [Member] \| Sadara [Member] \| Long Term Debt entered into by Equity Method Investee
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Amount Drawn, Total Project Financing	$ 12,400	$ 12,400

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (c)
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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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