PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 United States, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost			$ 64,000,000	$ 53,000,000	$ 128,000,000	$ 116,000,000	$ 12,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 24,000,000	$ 30,000,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,000,000
Interest cost			185,000,000	191,000,000	369,000,000	381,000,000	55,000,000	60,000,000	110,000,000	120,000,000	13,000,000	17,000,000	27,000,000	35,000,000
Expected return on plan assets			(255,000,000)	(254,000,000)	(510,000,000)	(507,000,000)	(73,000,000)	(72,000,000)	(145,000,000)	(143,000,000)
Amortization of transition obligation			0	0	0	0	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)			7,000,000	9,000,000	14,000,000	17,000,000	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)	(4,000,000)	(9,000,000)	(7,000,000)	(22,000,000)
Recognition of actuarial losses			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,000,000	6,000,000	16,000,000	18,000,000
Settlements and curtailments			0	9,000,000	0	24,000,000	0	1,000,000	2,000,000	1,000,000	(6,000,000)	(61,000,000)	(6,000,000)	(61,000,000)
Net periodic benefit cost			1,000,000	8,000,000	1,000,000	31,000,000	(6,000,000)	4,000,000	(9,000,000)	8,000,000	8,000,000	(47,000,000)	30,000,000	(29,000,000)
Pension And Other Postretirement Disclosure Paragraph Details [Abstract]
Cash contribution to pension plans	$ 267,000,000	$ 256,000,000