SEGMENT INFORMATION - Net Sales (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) customer	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) customer	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) customer
Net Sales
Net Sales	$ 1,715	$ 1,839	$ 1,929	$ 1,659	$ 1,666	$ 1,834	$ 1,876	$ 1,630	$ 7,142	$ 7,006	$ 6,761
Export sales from U.S. included in net sales									$ 217	$ 228	$ 227
Maximum
Net Sales
Intra-company sales between segments in percentage									1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
North America
Net Sales
Net Sales									$ 5,645	$ 5,377	$ 5,222
International, principally Europe
Net Sales
Net Sales									1,497	1,629	1,539
Cabinets and Related Products
Net Sales
Net Sales									1,025	999	1,014
Plumbing Products
Net Sales
Net Sales									3,341	3,308	3,183
Decorative Architectural Products
Net Sales
Net Sales									2,020	1,998	1,927
Other Specialty Products
Net Sales
Net Sales									756	701	637
Sales | US
Net Sales
Net Sales									5,407	5,112	4,947
One customer | Customer concentration risk | Sales
Net Sales
Net Sales									$ 2,378	$ 2,310	$ 2,275
Number of major customers | customer									1	1	1