RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
U.S. Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Benefits earned during the period	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Interest cost on benefit obligation	126,000,000	141,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(214,000,000)	(224,000,000)
Amortization of unrecognized
Prior service cost (benefit)	(1,000,000)
Net actuarial loss	31,000,000	24,000,000
Net qualified plans (benefit) expense	(55,000,000)	(56,000,000)
Net nonqualified plans expense	12,000,000	10,000,000
Total net (benefit) expense	(43,000,000)	(46,000,000)
Company contributions	10,000,000	11,000,000
Company contributions expected for the remainder of the year	35,000,000	35,000,000
Minimum required cash contributions	0
Non - U.S. Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Benefits earned during the period	54,000,000	50,000,000
Interest cost on benefit obligation	95,000,000	90,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(101,000,000)	(98,000,000)
Amortization of unrecognized
Prior service cost (benefit)	1,000,000	1,000,000
Net actuarial loss	22,000,000	19,000,000
Net qualified plans (benefit) expense	71,000,000	62,000,000
Total net (benefit) expense	71,000,000	62,000,000
Company contributions	98,000,000	47,000,000
Company contributions expected for the remainder of the year	121,000,000	204,000,000
U.S. Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Interest cost on benefit obligation	9,000,000	11,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Amortization of unrecognized
Net actuarial loss		2,000,000
Net qualified plans (benefit) expense	8,000,000	12,000,000
Total net (benefit) expense	8,000,000	12,000,000
Company contributions	14,000,000	14,000,000
Company contributions expected for the remainder of the year	43,000,000	41,000,000
Non-U.S. Postretirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Benefits earned during the period	10,000,000	7,000,000
Interest cost on benefit obligation	37,000,000	28,000,000
Expected return on plan assets	(31,000,000)	(25,000,000)
Amortization of unrecognized
Net actuarial loss	11,000,000	6,000,000
Net qualified plans (benefit) expense	27,000,000	16,000,000
Total net (benefit) expense	27,000,000	16,000,000
Company contributions	170,000,000	2,000,000
Company contributions expected for the remainder of the year	$ 7,000,000	$ 93,000,000