FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Gain/(Loss) on Hedging Activity (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Recognized in Other comprehensive income/(loss)	$ (340,000,000)	$ 495,000,000	$ 70,000,000
Reclassified to net earnings, pretax	(88,000,000)	(33,000,000)	(334,000,000)
Non-U.S. dollar borrowings gains/(losses):
Recognized in Other comprehensive (loss)/income	(60,000,000)	(136,000,000)	84,000,000
Principal Value	44,323,000,000	48,937,000,000
Designated as cash flow hedges
Non-U.S. dollar borrowings gains/(losses):
Recognized in Other comprehensive (loss)/income	0	0	(10,000,000)
Principal Value \| €				€ 375,000,000
Foreign exchange contracts
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Recognized in Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(426,000,000)	418,000,000	13,000,000
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges
Recognized in Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(113,000,000)	35,000,000	(15,000,000)
Foreign exchange contracts \| Cost of products sold
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Reclassified to net earnings, pretax	63,000,000	(100,000,000)	(303,000,000)
Cross-currency swap contracts
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Recognized in Other comprehensive income/(loss)	85,000,000	(54,000,000)	57,000,000
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges
Recognized in Other comprehensive income/(loss)	(24,000,000)	51,000,000	52,000,000
Cross-currency swap contracts \| Other (income)/expense, net
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Reclassified to net earnings, pretax	(123,000,000)	75,000,000	(31,000,000)
Interest rate swap contracts
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Recognized in Other comprehensive income/(loss)	0	131,000,000	0
Interest rate swap contracts \| Other (income)/expense, net
Foreign exchange contracts gains/(losses):
Reclassified to net earnings, pretax	$ (28,000,000)	$ (5,000,000)	$ 0