SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details)		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) yr $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares
Percentage of LIFO Inventory		24.00%				28.00%				24.00%	28.00%
Percentage of FIFO Inventory		67.00%				62.00%				67.00%	62.00%
Percentage of Weighted Average Cost Inventory		9.00%				10.00%				9.00%	10.00%
Amortization Period for Cost Capitalized on Asset Retirement Obligations (in years) | yr										10
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net, Percentage										98.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Sales Revenue, Non Goods, Net, Percentage										2.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net										$ 104,000,000	$ 717,000,000	$ 48,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities										4,502,000,000	5,600,000,000	7,607,000,000
Employee taxes paid for share-based payment arrangements										93,000,000	65,000,000	50,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities										(3,300,000,000)	(4,014,000,000)	(3,132,000,000)
Cost of Goods and Services Sold										44,308,000,000	37,640,000,000	37,745,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses										2,917,000,000	2,956,000,000	2,948,000,000
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net		$ 2,974,000,000	$ 139,000,000	$ (12,000,000)	$ (1,000,000)	$ 143,000,000	$ 0	$ 454,000,000	$ (2,000,000)	3,100,000,000	595,000,000	559,000,000
Integration and separation costs		258,000,000	$ 283,000,000	$ 136,000,000	$ 109,000,000	121,000,000	$ 127,000,000	$ 67,000,000	$ 34,000,000	786,000,000	349,000,000	23,000,000
Nonoperating Income (Expense)										877,000,000	1,452,000,000	4,716,000,000
Investment Income, Interest										106,000,000	107,000,000	71,000,000
Other Receivables, Net, Current		4,711,000,000				4,312,000,000				4,711,000,000	4,312,000,000
Other current assets		627,000,000				711,000,000				627,000,000	711,000,000
Accounts Payable, Other, Current		3,062,000,000				2,097,000,000				3,062,000,000	2,097,000,000
Dividends Payable, Current						0					0
Accrued Liabilities, Current		4,025,000,000				$ 4,481,000,000				4,025,000,000	4,481,000,000
Net periodic pension benefit cost										1,137,000,000	389,000,000	755,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets										1,156,000,000	214,000,000	4,655,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments											0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets and Disposition of Business											0	0
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal											0	0
Asset Impairment Charges											0	0
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net										3,100,000,000	595,000,000	559,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ (68,000,000)									0	0	(8,000,000)
Other Noncash Income (Expense)										378,000,000	361,000,000	437,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable										1,735,000,000	569,000,000	(717,000,000)
Payments of Financing Costs											0	0
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities										(4,000,000)	(2,000,000)	(88,000,000)
Stockholders' Equity, Other										$ 27,000,000	$ 29,000,000	$ 12,000,000
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared | $ / shares			$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 1.38	$ 1.84	$ 1.72
Cost of Revenue		12,682,000,000	$ 10,666,000,000	$ 10,763,000,000	$ 10,197,000,000	$ 10,574,000,000	$ 9,840,000,000	$ 9,275,000,000	$ 7,951,000,000	$ 44,308,000,000	$ 37,640,000,000
Total current assets		27,244,000,000				23,659,000,000				27,244,000,000	23,659,000,000
Noncurrent receivables		594,000,000				708,000,000				594,000,000	708,000,000
Total investments		6,846,000,000				7,424,000,000				6,846,000,000	7,424,000,000
Deferred income tax assets - noncurrent		1,722,000,000				3,079,000,000				1,722,000,000	3,079,000,000
Total other assets		22,038,000,000				24,942,000,000				22,038,000,000	24,942,000,000
Total Assets		79,940,000,000				79,511,000,000				79,940,000,000	79,511,000,000
Total current liabilities		14,377,000,000				12,604,000,000				14,377,000,000	12,604,000,000
Deferred income tax liabilities - noncurrent		764,000,000				923,000,000				764,000,000	923,000,000
Total other noncurrent liabilities		18,789,000,000				19,222,000,000				18,789,000,000	19,222,000,000
Total Liabilities and Equity		$ 79,940,000,000				79,511,000,000				79,940,000,000	79,511,000,000
Asbestos-related charge						1,113,000,000.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	0	1,113,000,000.00	$ 0
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net											31,000,000	928,000,000
Cost of Goods and Services Sold											37,641,000,000	37,836,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses											3,304,000,000	2,971,000,000
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net											452,000,000	415,000,000
Integration and separation costs											0	0
Nonoperating Income (Expense)											1,202,000,000	4,592,000,000
Investment Income, Interest											107,000,000	71,000,000
Other Receivables, Net, Current						4,358,000,000					4,358,000,000
Other current assets						665,000,000					665,000,000
Accounts Payable, Other, Current						2,401,000,000					2,401,000,000
Dividends Payable, Current						508,000,000					508,000,000
Accrued Liabilities, Current						$ 3,669,000,000					3,669,000,000
Net periodic pension benefit cost											0	0
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets											0	0
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Investments											116,000,000	(95,000,000)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets and Disposition of Business											(88,000,000)	(3,811,000,000)
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal											(10,000,000)	(749,000,000)
Asset Impairment Charges											143,000,000	144,000,000
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net											452,000,000	415,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt											0	8,000,000
Other Noncash Income (Expense)											113,000,000	172,000,000
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable											458,000,000	(681,000,000)
Payments of Financing Costs											(2,000,000)	(88,000,000)
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities											0	0
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member]
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities											0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net											31,000,000	928,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities											5,600,000,000	7,607,000,000
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities											0	0
Employee taxes paid for share-based payment arrangements											(65,000,000)	(50,000,000)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities											(4,014,000,000)	(3,132,000,000)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities											(57,000,000)	(41,000,000)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net											(34,000,000)	878,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities											5,478,000,000	7,516,000,000
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities											57,000,000	41,000,000
Employee taxes paid for share-based payment arrangements											0	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities											(3,892,000,000)	(3,041,000,000)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends, Paid-in-kind											0	0
Stockholders' Equity, Other										$ 25,000,000	28,000,000	23,000,000
Retained Earnings [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Dividends, Paid-in-kind											(28,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Stockholders' Equity, Other											$ 0	$ 0