EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic	566,782	587,874	566,448
Dilutive securities	10,359	11,945	11,310
Diluted	577,141	599,819	577,758
Options and awards outstanding excluded from the calculations as their effect would have been antidilutive (in shares)	7,900	5,700	3,000