|**PRODUCTIVITY, INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES (Tables)**  | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
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|**PRODUCTIVITY INTEGRATION AND RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Productivity and Reinvestment                                         | The following table summarizes the balance of accrued expenses related to these productivity and reinvestment initiatives and the changes in the accrued amounts since the commencement of the plan (in millions):Severance Payand BenefitsOutside ServicesOtherDirect CostsTotal2012Costs incurred$21$61$188$270Payments(8)(55)(167)(230)Noncash and exchange(1)—(13)(14)Accrued balance as of December 31$12$6$8$262013Costs incurred$188$59$247$494Payments(113)(59)(209)(381)Noncash and exchange1—(28)(27)Accrued balance as of December 31$88$6$18$112
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|2012                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Costs incurred                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Payments                                                              | (8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Noncash and exchange                                                  | (1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Accrued balance as of December 31                                     | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2013                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Costs incurred                                                        | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Payments                                                              | (113                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Noncash and exchange                                                  | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Accrued balance as of December 31                                     | $                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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