COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 2 (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010	Mar. 31, 2012 Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Narco Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]	May 31, 2011 Allen Matter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 Allen Matter [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 UAW [Member]
Loss Contingency By Nature Of Contingency [Line Items]
Agreed upon financing related to third party bankruptcy filing						$ 20,000,000
Future payment to asbestos claimants						16,000,000
Payment to third party parent company upon reorganization						40,000,000
Future liabilities range low						743,000,000
Future liabilities range high						961,000,000
Insurance coverage remaining						48,000,000
Annual cap on Trust						150,000,000
Exceptions To Cap [Abstract]
Amount not included in cap						100,000,000
Estimated value of approved claims						130,000,000
Estimated value of settlement agreements						150,000,000
Loss Contingency Claims [Abstract]
Claims unresolved at the beginning of period	22,571	22,480	22,571	22,480	19,940			21
Claims filed during the period			785	3,592	4,302
Claims resolved and reactivated during the period			(737)	(3,501)	(1,762)			(18)
Claims unresolved at the end of period	22,619	22,480	22,619	22,571	22,480			3
Asbestos Related Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Asbestos related liabilities, beginning of period	1,736,000,000		613,000,000			1,123,000,000
Accrual for update to estimated liability	49,000,000		49,000,000			0
Asbestos related liability payments	(38,000,000)		(38,000,000)			0
Asbestos related liabilities, end of period	1,747,000,000		624,000,000	613,000,000		1,123,000,000
Asbestos Related Liabilities Insurance Recoveries [Line Items]
Insurance Recoveries, beginning of period	780,000,000		162,000,000			618,000,000
Probable insurance recoveries related to estimated liability	3,000,000		3,000,000			0
Insurance receivables settlements	10,000,000		5,000,000			5,000,000
Insurance receipts for asbestos related liabilities	(42,000,000)		(16,000,000)			(26,000,000)
Insurance Recoveries, end of period	751,000,000		154,000,000	162,000,000		597,000,000
Loss Contingency Claims Footnote [Abstract]
Previously classified as inactive, claims				351	1,300
Previously classified as inactive, non-malignant, Percent				82.00%	95.00%
Previously classified as inactive, liability					2,000,000
Number of nonlmalignant claims refiled					1,541
Nonmalignant claims refiled, liability				1,700,000	575,000
Other Matters [Abstract]
Allen settlement amount								35,000,000
Remaining maximum liability								500,000,000
Litigation settlement to be paid for remaining claims							23,800,000
Potential OPEB increase due to adverse ruling									$ 150,000,000