ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 15,895,000,000	$ 12,788,000,000
Elster [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity	Elster Division of Melrose Industries plc
Description of acquired entity	a leading provider of thermal gas solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential heating systems and gas, water, and electricity meters, including smart meters and software and data analytics solutions
Effective date of acquisition	Dec. 29, 2015
Revenue reported for last annual period	$ 1,670,000,000
Purchase price	4,899,000,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net [Abstract]
Current assets	532,000,000
Intangible assets	2,463,000,000
Other noncurrent assets	179,000,000
Current liabilities	(658,000,000)
Noncurrent liabilities	(836,000,000)
Net assets acquired	1,680,000,000
Noncontrolling interest	(3,000,000)
Goodwill	3,222,000,000
Purchase price	$ 4,899,000,000
Elster [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets weighted average useful life	1 year
Elster [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets weighted average useful life	20 years
Com Dev [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity	COM DEV International
Description of acquired entity	a leading satellite and space components provider
Effective date of acquisition	Feb. 29, 2016
Revenue reported for last annual period	$ 180,000,000
Purchase price	330,000,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net [Abstract]
Purchase price	$ 330,000,000
UOP Russell [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity	UOP Russell LLC
Description of acquired entity	develops technology and manufactures modular equipment to process natural gas
Effective date of acquisition	Jan. 31, 2016
Remaining noncontrolling interest acquired (as a percentage)	30.00%
Purchase price	$ 240,000,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net [Abstract]
Purchase price	240,000,000
Total Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	5,244,000,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net [Abstract]
Purchase price	$ 5,244,000,000
Xtralis [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Name of acquired entity	Xtralis International Holdings Limited
Description of acquired entity	a leading global provider of aspiration smoke detection and perimeter security technologies
Date of acquisition agreement	Feb. 29, 2016
Effective date of acquisition	Jun. 30, 2016
Purchase price	$ 480,000,000
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired Goodwill And Liabilities Assumed Net [Abstract]
Purchase price	$ 480,000,000