|**PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)**       | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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|**Property Plant and Equipament [Abstract]**     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | The following table summarizes our property, plant and equipment (in millions):December 31,20112010Land$1,141$1,122Buildings and improvements5,2404,883Machinery, equipment and vehicle fleet14,60913,421Containers895826Construction in progress1,2661,45423,15121,706Less accumulated depreciation8,2126,979Property, plant and equipment — net$14,939$14,727
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|December 31,                                     | 2011                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Land                                             | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|Buildings and improvements                       | 5,240                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Machinery, equipment and vehicle fleet           | 14,609                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Containers                                       | 895                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Construction in progress                         | 1,266                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|                                                 | 23,151                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
|Less accumulated depreciation                    | 8,212                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Property, plant and equipment — net              | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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