DEBT - Long-Term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 5,365		$ 5,097
Finance Leases an Financing Obligations	168		170
Total Long-Term Debt Including Current Portion	5,533		5,267
Less: Current Portion	42		37
Total Long-term Debt Excluding Current Portion	5,491		5,230
Less: Unamortized Debt Deferred Issuance Costs	28		30
Total Long-Term Debt	$ 5,463		5,200
3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Senior Notes \| 0.821% Senior Notes Due in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 400		400
Stated interest rate	0.821%	0.821%
Interest rate at period end	0.82%	0.82%
Senior Notes \| 4.125% Senior Notes Due in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 300		300
Stated interest rate	4.125%	4.125%
Interest rate at period end	4.14%	4.14%
Senior Notes \| 1.512% Senior Notes Due In 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 400		400
Stated interest rate	1.512%	1.512%
Interest rate at period end	1.52%	1.52%
Senior Notes \| 4.75 % Senior Notes Due in 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 300		300
Stated interest rate	4.75%	4.75%
Interest rate at period end	4.79%	4.79%
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes Due in 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 450		450
Stated interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
Interest rate at period end	3.53%	3.53%
Senior Notes \| 3.50% Senior Notes Due in 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 350		350
Stated interest rate	3.50%	3.50%
Interest rate at period end	3.54%	3.54%
Senior Notes \| 2.625% Senior Notes Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 315		311
Stated interest rate	2.625%	2.625%
Interest rate at period end	2.66%	2.66%
Senior Notes \| 3.75% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 400		400
Stated interest rate	3.75%	3.75%
Interest rate at period end	3.79%	3.79%
Senior Notes \| Two Point Six Two Five Percent Euro Note Due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount \| €		€ 290,000,000
Bonds \| Tax Exempt Green Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 108		108
Stated interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Interest rate at period end	1.72%	1.72%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 526		529
Interest rate at period end	6.27%	6.27%
Term Loan \| Senior Secured Term Loan A-2 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 425		425
Stated interest rate	2.67%	2.67%
Interest rate at period end	2.68%	2.68%
Term Loan \| Term A-3 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 250		250
Stated interest rate	6.52%	6.52%
Interest rate at period end	6.55%	6.55%
Term Loan \| Euro Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 227		225
Stated interest rate	3.80%	3.80%
Term Loan \| Euro Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount \| €		€ 210,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 900		$ 634
Interest rate at period end	6.07%	6.07%	3.52%
Line of credit interest rate at period end	6.31%	6.31%
Other Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other	$ 14		$ 15

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