SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS Segment Reporting Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 54,968	$ 38,542	$ 42,951
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			42,998
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net	6	708	3,219
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates	975	(18)	(94)
Operating EBIT	9,533	2,715
Pro Forma Operating EBIT			4,352
Depreciation and amortization	2,842	2,874	2,938
Total Assets	62,990	61,470
Total Assets, Excluding Discontinued Operations			60,524
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	2,045	1,327	1,404
Capital expenditures	1,501	1,252	1,961
Packaging & Specialty Plastics [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	28,128	18,301	20,245
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			20,245
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net	8	30	439
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates	490	173	162
Operating EBIT	6,638	2,325
Pro Forma Operating EBIT			2,904
Depreciation and amortization	1,358	1,372	1,435
Total Assets	30,556	30,069
Total Assets, Excluding Discontinued Operations			29,522
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	1,230	661	675
Capital expenditures	808	678	1,039
Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	16,851	12,021	13,440
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			13,449
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net	1	22	1,175
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates	471	(166)	(241)
Operating EBIT	2,282	355
Pro Forma Operating EBIT			845
Depreciation and amortization	612	605	594
Total Assets	13,750	12,220
Total Assets, Excluding Discontinued Operations			11,753
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	670	531	568
Capital expenditures	359	268	452
Performance Materials & Coatings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	9,672	7,951	8,923
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			8,961
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net	10	192	1,076
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates	7	6	5
Operating EBIT	866	314
Pro Forma Operating EBIT			918
Depreciation and amortization	842	870	877
Total Assets	13,810	13,915
Total Assets, Excluding Discontinued Operations			14,059
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	111	108	101
Capital expenditures	334	306	470
Corporate Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	317	269	343
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue			343
Restructuring, goodwill impairment and asset related charges - net	(13)	464	529
Equity in earnings (losses) of nonconsolidated affiliates	7	(31)	(20)
Operating EBIT	(253)	(279)
Pro Forma Operating EBIT			(315)
Depreciation and amortization	30	27	32
Total Assets	4,874	5,266
Total Assets, Excluding Discontinued Operations			5,190
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	34	27	60
Capital expenditures	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0