FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASURES 5 (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 7,797,000,000	$ 9,086,000,000	$ 23,737,000,000	$ 27,213,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	5,383,000,000	6,038,000,000	16,193,000,000	18,011,000,000
SG&A	1,103,000,000	1,296,000,000	3,524,000,000	4,046,000,000
Other (income) expense	62,000,000	(311,000,000)	(546,000,000)	(901,000,000)
Interest and other financial charges	101,000,000	96,000,000	264,000,000	266,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(28,000,000)	23,000,000	(46,000,000)	28,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(1,000,000)	1,000,000	(2,000,000)	2,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(1,000,000)	9,000,000	29,000,000	33,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	4,000,000	6,000,000	12,000,000	17,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(1,000,000)	0	(4,000,000)	1,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Other (income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(35,000,000)	53,000,000	(37,000,000)	77,000,000
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	8,000,000	9,000,000	25,000,000	27,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedges [Member] | Foreign currency exchange contracts [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	0	0	0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Revenue [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cost of Products Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Other (income) Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest and Other Financial Charges [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	13,000,000	(55,000,000)	(206,000,000)	(118,000,000)
Derivatives designated as hedges	(13,000,000)	55,000,000	206,000,000	118,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Euro denominated long-term debt [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(126,000,000)	131,000,000	(64,000,000)	157,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Euro Denominated Commercial Paper [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(25,000,000)	136,000,000	30,000,000	163,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Net Investment Cross Currency Swap [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(42,000,000)	39,000,000	(61,000,000)	44,000,000
Products [Member]
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Revenue	5,885,000,000	6,793,000,000	17,933,000,000	20,496,000,000
Cost of products and services sold	$ 4,315,000,000	$ 4,775,000,000	$ 12,852,000,000	$ 14,244,000,000