ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Thomas Russell Co [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Intermec [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Intermec [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Intermec [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Intermec [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Intermec [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 RAE Systems, Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 RAE Systems, Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 RAE Systems, Inc [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 RAE Systems, Inc [Member] Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity						Intermec, Inc. (Intermec)					RAE Systems, Inc. (RAE)
Date of acquisition agreement						Sep. 17, 2013					Jun. 03, 2013
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$ 1,063	$ 62			$ 607					$ 338
Revenues reported for last annual period							790
Goodwill	13,230		12,425		487	487				256
Intangible assets acquired					$ 251					$ 102
Weighted average useful life								4 years	15 years			3 years	15 years
Description of acquired entity						a leading provider of mobile computing, radio frequency identification solutions (RFID) and bar code, label and receipt printers for use in warehousing, supply chain, field service and manufacturing environments					a global manufacturer of fixed and portable gas and radiation detection systems, and software
Controlling interest acquired (as a percentage)				70.00%	100.00%	100.00%