Discontinued Operation, Investment Retained after Disposal, Ownership Interest after Disposal

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Discontinued Operation, Number Of Shares Issued In Transaction

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Discontinued Operation, Percent Of Interest Disposed Of

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Discontinued Operation, Transaction Costs

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from (to) the discontinued operation after the disposal transaction.

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Period of expected continuing involvement with a discontinued operation after the disposal date, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details) - Spinoff - GRAIL - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 29, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of shares issued in transaction	26,547,021
Percent of interest disposed	85.50%
Period of continuing involvement after disposal	2 years 6 months		2 years 6 months
Amount of continuing cash flows after disposal	$ 974
Separation-related transaction costs		$ 37		$ 52
Discontinued operation, investment retained after disposal, ownership interest after disposal	14.50%