EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Pensions
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$ 57	$ 50
Interest cost	57	58
Expected return on assets	(70)	(65)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(9)	(9)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	36	33
Curtailment (gain) loss	(1)
Net periodic benefit cost	70	67
Contributed to pension plans	37
Estimates additional contribution to pension plans for the remainder of 2013	63
U.S. Pension Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	44	37
Interest cost	49	50
Expected return on assets	(65)	(60)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(8)	(8)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	33	29
Net periodic benefit cost	53	48
Non U.S. Pension Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	13	13
Interest cost	8	8
Expected return on assets	(5)	(5)
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(1)	(1)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	3	4
Curtailment (gain) loss	(1)
Net periodic benefit cost	17	19
Postretirement Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	2	2
Interest cost	2	3
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(3)	(3)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	1
Net periodic benefit cost	2	2
U.S. Postretirement Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	1	1
Interest cost	2	3
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(3)	(3)
Amortization of net (gain) loss	1
Net periodic benefit cost	1	1
Non U.S. Postretirement Plans
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	1	1
Net periodic benefit cost	$ 1	$ 1