INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Reconciliation of income taxes from appropriate statutory rate to the consolidated effective income tax rate [Line Items]
Income taxes at the applicable statutory rate	25.00%	25.00%	25.00%
Effective income tax expense rate	15.80%	15.30%	25.90%
Ireland operations
Reconciliation of income taxes from appropriate statutory rate to the consolidated effective income tax rate [Line Items]
Ireland tax on trading income	(1.30%)	(1.30%)	(0.70%)
Nondeductible interest expense	2.60%	1.00%	0.60%
Ireland Other - net	(0.20%)	(0.50%)	(0.20%)
Foreign operations
Reconciliation of income taxes from appropriate statutory rate to the consolidated effective income tax rate [Line Items]
Ireland Other - net	2.20%	1.60%	(0.10%)
Tax impact on sale of businesses	0.00%	0.00%	9.10%
Earnings taxed at other than the applicable statutory tax rate	(9.90%)	(10.20%)	(8.00%)
Worldwide operations
Reconciliation of income taxes from appropriate statutory rate to the consolidated effective income tax rate [Line Items]
Adjustments to tax liabilities	(0.20%)	(0.40%)	0.20%
Adjustments to valuation allowances	(2.40%)	0.10%	0.00%

Percentage of applicable statutory tax rate on pretax income (loss).

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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Ireland Tax on Trading Income, Percent

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the Irish statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible interest expense.

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[Line Items] for Reconciliation of income taxes from appropriate statutory rate to the consolidated effective income tax rate [Table]

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to changes in the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-12

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 6.I.Fact.4)
-Publisher FASB
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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to disposition of a business not qualifying as a discontinued operation.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to statutory income tax expense (benefit) outside of the country of domicile.

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Percentage of the difference, between reported income tax expense (benefit) and the expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations, that is attributable to tax exempt income, equity in earnings (loss) of an unconsolidated subsidiary, minority interest income (expense), tax holiday, disposition of a business, disposition of an asset, repatriation of foreign earnings, repatriation of foreign earnings jobs creation act of 2004, change in enacted tax rate, prior year income taxes, change in deferred tax asset valuation allowance, and other adjustments.

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