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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM DEBT AND AVAILABLE CREDIT FACILITIES (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed Credit	$ 12,137	$ 12,137
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		2,000	$ 0	$ 32
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		(54)	0	0
Unused bank credit lines	3,480	3,480
Outstanding letters of credit	$ 439	439	433
Primary Beneficiary
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of long-term debt			119	128
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt				28
Long Term Debt Repayment - Variable Interest Entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		138
Tax-exempt Bonds, varying maturities through 2038
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		343
InterNotes redeemed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Notes Payable		$ 91
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance						$ 2,000
Senior Unsecured Notes, 5 .55%, Due 2048
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						5.55%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance						$ 900
Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.80%, Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						4.80%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance						$ 600
Senior Unsecured Notes, 4.55%, Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate						4.55%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance						$ 500
8.55% Notes Retired
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	8.55%	8.55%			8.55%
Repayments of Notes Payable	$ 2,100
8.55% Notes Retired \| Impact to Sundry income (expense)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(48)
DCC Transaction
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-Term Debt								$ 4,672
Promissory notes and debentures \| 5.7% Notes Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount redeemed	$ 333	$ 333
Stated interest rate	5.70%	5.70%			5.70%
Promissory notes and debentures \| InterNotes redeemed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount redeemed				52
Promissory notes and debentures \| 6.0% Notes Due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount redeemed			$ 436
Stated interest rate			6.00%
Promissory notes and debentures \| Redemption of Internotes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount redeemed			$ 32
Promissory notes and debentures \| 2.5% due February 15, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount redeemed				$ 349
Stated interest rate				2.50%
Tax-exempt bonds, varying maturities through 2038 \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		$ (6)
Secured Debt \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, North American Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed Credit							$ 800
Secured Debt \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility, European Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Committed Credit \| €					€ 400