| **OTHER CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions**                      | 6 Months Ended |        |
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| **Loss Contingencies [Line Items]**                                                           |           |   |
| Liability for aggregate future remediation costs                                              | $ 28           | $ 28   |
| Letters of credit                                                                             | 18             |   |
| Letters of credit, amount outstanding                                                         | 0              |   |
| Alameda County, California Matter                                                             |           |   |
| **Loss Contingencies [Line Items]**                                                           |           |   |
| Liability for aggregate future remediation costs                                              | $ 12           | 12     |
| Remediation period (in years)                                                                 | 30 years       |   |
| Maximum undiscounted costs                                                                    | $ 28           |   |
| Dickinson County, Michigan Matter                                                             |           |   |
| **Loss Contingencies [Line Items]**                                                           |           |   |
| Liability for aggregate future remediation costs                                              | $ 10           | $ 10   |
| Remediation period (in years)                                                                 | 30 years       |   |
| Percentage of liability for aggregate remediation and associated costs, other than legal fees | 24.30%         |   |

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The percentage of costs that the entity has agreed to under cost-sharing arrangements with other potentially responsible parties for an individual site.
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Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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