FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASURES 6 (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Revenue	$ 9,496,000,000	$ 9,086,000,000	$ 9,243,000,000	$ 8,884,000,000	$ 9,729,000,000	$ 10,762,000,000	$ 10,919,000,000	$ 10,392,000,000	$ 36,709,000,000	$ 41,802,000,000	$ 40,534,000,000
Cost of products and services sold									24,339,000,000	29,046,000,000	28,144,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses									5,519,000,000	6,051,000,000	6,087,000,000
Other (income) expense									(1,065,000,000)	(1,149,000,000)	(963,000,000)
Interest and other financial charges									357,000,000	367,000,000	316,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro-denominated long-term debt
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income									68,000,000	177,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro-denominated commercial paper [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income									71,000,000	168,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Cross Currency Swap [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income									32,000,000	44,000,000
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, before Tax [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income									23,000,000	0
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income									3,000,000	(9,000,000)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach									0	0
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income									44,000,000	(35,000,000)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach									22,000,000	6,000,000
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income									1,000,000	(2,000,000)
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach									0	0
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other (Income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income									73,000,000	47,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach									35,000,000	9,000,000
(Gains) losses on cash flow hedges | Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive inome into income									0	0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach									0	0
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Hedged items									0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges									0	0
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Hedged items									0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges									0	0
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Hedged items									0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges									0	0
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other (Income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Hedged items									0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges									0	0
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Hedged items									(70,000,000)	37,000,000
Derivatives designated as hedges									70,000,000	(37,000,000)
Products [Member]
Revenue									27,629,000,000	32,848,000,000	32,317,000,000
Cost of products and services sold									$ 19,269,000,000	$ 23,634,000,000	$ 23,176,000,000