RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS Schedule of Prospective Adoption of New Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Item Effected [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption			$ 73	$ 0
Net Sales	$ 5,621	$ 5,132
Cost of products sold	3,948	3,638
Distribution expenses	366	348
Income tax provision (benefit)	89	73
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	362	192
Net earnings (loss)	$ 730	$ 209
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 1.76	$ 0.51
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 1.74	$ 0.50
Contract assets	$ (388)		0
Inventories	2,057		2,313
Other current assets	258		282
Other accrued liabilities	992		1,043
Deferred Income Taxes	2,480		2,291
Retained earnings	6,783		6,180
Deferred income tax provision (benefit), net	157	$ 7
Contract assets	(22)	0
Inventories	21	(15)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11	22
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	14	$ (56)
Previous Accounting Guidance [Member]
Item Effected [Line Items]
Net Sales	5,599
Cost of products sold	3,932
Distribution expenses	367
Income tax provision (benefit)	87
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	357
Net earnings (loss)	$ 725
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 1.75
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 1.73
Contract assets	$ 0
Inventories	2,324
Other current assets	274
Other accrued liabilities	975
Deferred Income Taxes	2,470
Retained earnings	6,705
Deferred income tax provision (benefit), net	171
Contract assets	0
Inventories	5
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	(2)
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]
Item Effected [Line Items]
Net Sales	22
Cost of products sold	16
Distribution expenses	(1)
Income tax provision (benefit)	2
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	5
Net earnings (loss)	$ 5
Earnings Per Share, Basic	$ 0.01
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.01
Contract assets	$ (388)
Inventories	(267)
Other current assets	(16)
Other accrued liabilities	17
Deferred Income Taxes	10
Retained earnings	78
Deferred income tax provision (benefit), net	(14)
Contract assets	22
Inventories	16
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1)
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net	$ 16
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]
Item Effected [Line Items]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption			$ 73