| **OTHER CONTINGENCIES, GUARANTEES AND COMMITMENTS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |        |        |
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| **Loss Contingencies [Line Items]**                                                               |            |   |   |
| Liability for aggregate future remediation costs                                                  | $ 28            | $ 27   |   |
| Letter of credit                                                                                  | 10              | 9      |   |
| Letter of credit, amount outstanding                                                              | 0               | 0      |   |
| Alameda County, California Matter [Member]                                                        |            |   |   |
| **Loss Contingencies [Line Items]**                                                               |            |   |   |
| Liability for aggregate future remediation costs                                                  | $ 14            | 14     | $ 14   |
| Remediation period                                                                                | 30 years        |   |   |
| Maximum undiscounted costs                                                                        | $ 28            |   |   |
| Dickinson County, Michigan Matter [Member]                                                        |            |   |   |
| **Loss Contingencies [Line Items]**                                                               |            |   |   |
| Liability for aggregate future remediation costs                                                  | $ 10            | $ 11   |   |
| Remediation period                                                                                | 30 years        |   |   |
| Percentage of liability for aggregate remediation and associated costs, other than legal fees     | 24.30%          |   |   |

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Borrowing capacity under the letter of credit without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding.
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| - Definition
Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Company could incur over an estimated remediation period.
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| - Definition
Estimated time frame of disbursements over which remediation efforts are estimated to occur for an individual site.
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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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| - Definition
Total costs accrued as of the balance sheet date for environmental loss contingencies.
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.
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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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