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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Commitments (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 15, 2019 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit province	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 09, 2019 GBP (£)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding		$ 145
Surety bonds issued		160
Proceeds from insurance recoveries		58
Information Technology Hardware, Software, Accounting, Finance, and Maintenance Services
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Purchase obligation		276
Purchase obligation, expected to fund commitments in 2020		116
Purchase obligation, expected to fund commitments in 2021		97
Purchase obligation, expected to fund commitments in 2022		63
Data Security Incident
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Expense related to data security incident		148	$ 28
Insurance recoveries		84	$ 25
Data Security Incident, UK Information Commissioner's Office
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Estimated fine		$ 65		£ 99
Putative Class Action Lawsuits Related to Data Security Incident
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit		100
Shareholder Derivative Complaints Related to Data Security Incident
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of new lawsuits filed \| lawsuit	2
Canadian Putative Class Action Lawsuits Related to Data Security Incident
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed \| lawsuit		5
Number of provinces where cases are pending \| province		5