Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Details)

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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]      
Income before income taxes, United States $ 1,801 $ 1,567 $ 2,451
Income before income taxes, International 7,804 7,758 9,026
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 9,605 9,325 11,477
Income tax payments 2,357 1,926 2,162
Income tax expense (benefit)      
Current income tax expense (benefit), United States 711 867 713
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), United States 120 (97) 305
Current income tax expense (benefit), State and Local 69 81 102
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), State and Local 45 (21) 38
Current income tax expense (benefit), International 1,386 1,293 1,388
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), International (92) 78 305
Current income tax expense (benefit), total 2,166 2,241 2,203
Deferred income tax expense (benefit), total $ 73 $ (40) $ 648
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Statutory U.S. federal tax rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%
State and local income taxes - net of federal benefit (as a percent) 1.20% 1.00% 1.00%
Earnings in jurisdictions taxed at rates different from the statutory U.S. federal rate (as a percent) (12.70%) (11.50%) (10.30%)
Equity income or loss (as a percent) (1.70%) (2.20%) (1.40%)
Other operating charges (as a percent) 1.20% 2.90% 1.20%
Other - Net (as a percent) 0.30% (1.60%) (0.70%)
Effective Tax Rate (as a percent) 23.30% 23.60% 24.80%
Tax expense (benefit) related to uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign   $ 18 $ (26)
Remeasurement Charges on Subsidiary Assets $ 27 372  
Our proportionate share of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees 87 $ 18 $ 159
Uncertain tax positions, including interest and penalties, foreign (as a percent)   0.20% (0.20%)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Transaction Gains (Losses) (45) $ 55 $ 279
Receivables write-down, impairments and others charges 225 $ 352  
Net Gains From Investee Transactions, Equity Investment Sales and other gains     $ 501
Pre Tax expenses (income) related to several transactions $ 77    
Effective Income Tax Rate reconciliation related to other infrequent or unusual charges (as a percent) 1.30%    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, net gains and other transactions (as a percentage) 0.30% 1.90% 0.90%
Tax expenses related to currency devaluation in a subsidiary   $ 6 $ 3
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, related to currency devaluation, Percent 0.10% 1.50% 0.50%
Remeasurement and Translation loss due to currency devaluation     $ 149
Income Tax expenses (benefit) of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees $ (5)   $ (8)
Effective tax rate impact of unusual or infrequent items recorded by our equity method investees (as a percent) 0.30%   0.40%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Unusual or Infrequent Items Productivity, Integration, Restructuring, Transaction Costs and other activities $ (259) $ (191) $ (175)
Other infrequent or unusual charges net 150    
Unusual or Infrequent Item Operating $ 1,657 $ 1,183 $ 895
Effective tax impact of restructuring charges, asset impairments, transaction gains and others one-time items (as a percent) 0.90% 1.00% 1.20%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount $ 223 $ 265 $ 279
Gross balance of unrecognized tax benefit      
Beginning balance of unrecognized tax benefits 211 230 302
Increase related to prior period tax positions 4 13 1
Decrease related to prior period tax positions (9) (2) (7)
Increase related to current period tax positions 5 11 8
Decrease related to settlements with taxing authorities (5) (5) (4)
Decrease due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (23) (32) (59)
Increase (decrease) due to effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes (15) (4) (11)
Ending balance of unrecognized tax benefits 168 211 230
Alternative jurisdictional tax benefits if tax positions do not prevail 20    
Impact of unrecognized tax benefits on effective tax rate if Company were to prevail on all uncertain tax positions 148    
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties accrued 111 113 105
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties expense or (benefit)   8 (8)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 31,900    
Productivity and Reinvestment [Member]      
Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and effective tax rates      
Unusual or Infrequent Item Operating $ 983 $ 809 $ 877