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Amount paid to settle bankruptcy claim.

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Amount of reorganization items related to discharge of claims and liabilities upon emergence from bankruptcy.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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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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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Worthless stock deduction	$ 4,900	$ 5,200
Unrecognized tax benefits from worthless stock deduction	316
Worthless stock deduction, net of tax		1,100
Increase in NOL allocation			$ 289
Increase in NOL allocation tax effected			$ 61
Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowance				$ 21
State and Local
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Worthless stock deduction, net of tax		$ 21
FES Key Creditor Groups \| Affiliated companies \| FES
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Settlement of claims upon emergence	853
IT Access Agreement \| Affiliated companies \| FES
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount paid to settle claims	$ 125