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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Aug. 01, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 12, 2015
Jan. 15, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]            
Dividends declared per common share   $ 0.5us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.2us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared    
Aggregate remaining authorization amount of common Stock share repurchase $ 1,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount          
Subsequent event            
Subsequent Event [Line Items]            
Dividends declared per common share         $ 0.125us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Authorized amount of common Stock share repurchase         2,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
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Aggregate remaining authorization amount of common Stock share repurchase         2,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount
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Subsequent event | 3.875 % Notes due 2035            
Subsequent Event [Line Items]            
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued           1,200,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest rate (as a percent)           3.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Subsequent event | 4.375 % Notes due 2055            
Subsequent Event [Line Items]            
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued           $ 800,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Interest rate (as a percent)           4.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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