DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING TRANSACTIONS - Location and Impact to Consolidated Statement of Operations Related to Derivative Instruments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Net Sales	$ 8,951,000,000	$ 8,473,000,000	$ 26,280,000,000	$ 25,735,000,000
Costs of products and services sold	5,981,000,000	5,746,000,000	17,701,000,000	17,458,000,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,228,000,000	1,152,000,000	3,965,000,000	3,595,000,000
Other (income) expense	(337,000,000)	(215,000,000)	(846,000,000)	(1,023,000,000)
Interest and Other Financial Charges	98,000,000	90,000,000	270,000,000	263,000,000
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Net Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Other (Income) Expense
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	402,000,000	103,000,000	749,000,000	92,000,000
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Interest and Other Financial Charges
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Foreign currency exchange contracts
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	31,000,000	6,000,000	62,000,000	18,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Net Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	4,000,000	2,000,000	7,000,000	4,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	20,000,000	2,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	(2,000,000)	3,000,000	(2,000,000)	7,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Other (Income) Expense
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Interest and Other Financial Charges
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Net Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Other (Income) Expense
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Interest and Other Financial Charges
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	186,000,000	14,000,000	354,000,000	94,000,000
Derivatives designated as hedges	(186,000,000)	(14,000,000)	(354,000,000)	(94,000,000)
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Net Sales
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Selling, general and administrative expenses
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Other (Income) Expense
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	0	0	0	0
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Interest and Other Financial Charges
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	4,000,000	4,000,000	11,000,000	12,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Euro denominated long-term debt
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	207,000,000	67,000,000	474,000,000	202,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Euro Denominated Commercial Paper
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	41,000,000	13,000,000	94,000,000	40,000,000
Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Cross Currency Swap
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on net investment hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	97,000,000	25,000,000	177,000,000	53,000,000
Product
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Net Sales	6,588,000,000	6,233,000,000	19,404,000,000	19,281,000,000
Costs of products and services sold	4,630,000,000	4,463,000,000	13,676,000,000	13,748,000,000
Product | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments			0	0
Product | Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income			32,000,000	6,000,000
Product | Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items			0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges			0	0
Product | Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach			0	0
Service
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Net Sales	2,363,000,000	2,240,000,000	6,876,000,000	6,454,000,000
Costs of products and services sold	1,351,000,000	1,283,000,000	4,025,000,000	3,710,000,000
Service | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Gain or (loss) on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments	0	0	0	0
Service | Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income	6,000,000	1,000,000	9,000,000	1,000,000
Service | Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Gain or (loss) on fair value hedges | Interest rate swap agreements | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Hedged items	0	0	0	0
Derivatives designated as hedges	0	0	0	0
Service | Derivatives in Fair Value Hedging Relationships: | Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Cost of products and services sold
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing recognized in earnings using an amortization approach	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0