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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) taxCase advancedPricingAgreement	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income tax expense	$ 604,000,000	$ 445,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Effective income tax (benefit) expense rate (as a percent)	15.80%	15.30%	25.90%
Provision for income taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	$ 0
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries	29,900,000,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	889,000,000
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued	188,000,000	$ 137,000,000
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Alleged tax deficiency					$ 34,000,000
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued					$ 121,000,000
Pledged real estate assets	20,000,000
Real estate bond	138,000,000
Real estate cash deposit	26,000,000
Tax Years 2005-2006
Income Taxes [Abstract]
IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment of additional federal taxes	75,000,000
Penalties associated with IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment	$ 52,000,000
Number of advance pricing agreements \| advancedPricingAgreement	2
Tax Years 2005-2012 \| Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Number of tax cases \| taxCase	2
Alleged tax deficiency						$ 29,000,000
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued						$ 122,000,000
Tax Years 2007-2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment of additional federal taxes	$ 190,000,000
Penalties associated with IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment	72,000,000
Tax Years 2011-2013
Income Taxes [Abstract]
IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment of additional federal taxes				$ 749,000,000
Penalties associated with IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment				$ 110,000,000
Hungary And Switzerland
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Decrease in valuation allowance for income tax loss carryforwards	$ 90,000,000