VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities, Carrying Amounts of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			$ (129)	$ (86)	$ (98)
Cash and cash equivalents			6,188	6,607	8,577		$ 5,654
Other current assets			27,244	23,659
Net property			23,812	23,486	$ 17,854
Other noncurrent assets			829	565
Total Assets			79,940	79,511
Current liabilities			14,377	12,604
Long-term debt			19,765	20,456
Other noncurrent obligations			5,994	5,560
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents			107	75
Other current assets			131	95
Net property			907	961
Other noncurrent assets			50	55
Total Assets			1,195	1,186
Current liabilities			303	286
Long-term debt			249	330
Other noncurrent obligations			41	47
Total liabilities			593	663
Current liabilities, nonrecourse			303	286
Long-Term Debt Nonrecourse			249	330
Other Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent			41	47
Ethanol to sugarcane joint venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Liability, Redemption Value			$ 202
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent			100.00%
Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Other current assets			$ 671	477
Current liabilities			1	1
Current Assets Restricted To Consolidated Variable Interest Entities			0	0
Current liabilities, nonrecourse			$ 0	$ 0
Chlor-Alkali joint venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners				50.00%
Variable Interest in Midwest US Ag Joint Venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent						49.00%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		$ 22
Chlorine Value Chain [Domain] | Chlor-Alkali joint venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	$ 133
Chlorine Value Chain [Domain] | Chlor-Alkali joint venture [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Loss on purchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest included in disposal group	$ 25