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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio For Four Consecutive Fiscal Quarters

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Of Debt To Consolidated EBITDA

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, Purchase Price Of Business

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to interest.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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FINANCING - Narrative (Details)												12 Months Ended
FINANCING - Narrative (Details)	Feb. 13, 2024 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 14, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 07, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2023 USD ($)	Oct. 18, 2022 USD ($) extension	Jun. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 21, 2022 EUR (€)	Jun. 17, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2024 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2024 JPY (¥)	Feb. 13, 2024 EUR (€)	Jun. 17, 2022 JPY (¥)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of convertible debt												$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,156,500,000
Payments of interest												$ 136,000,000	$ 131,000,000	$ 92,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term												5 years
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 2,000,000,000
Borrowings outstanding on line of credit												$ 0
Annual facility fee (as a percent)						$ 1,000,000,000
Registered Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage												101.00%
U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term												39 days
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term						5 years
Number of extension options \| extension						2
Extension period						1 year
Increase or decrease in interest rate (as a percent)						0.04%
Increase or decrease in facility fee (as a percent)						0.01%
Maximum impact on increase or decrease in interest rate (as a percent)						0.05%
Maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of debt to consolidated EBITDA						3.5
Maximum consolidated net leverage ratio increase for four consecutive full quarters						4.0
Debt covenant, purchase price of business						$ 250,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option One \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option Two \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option Two \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						0.50%
3.700% Notes due 2026 \| Registered Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness \| €																	€ 500,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.70%											3.70%			3.70%	3.70%	3.70%
Percentage of face value issued	0.99928																0.99928
3.700% Notes due 2029 \| Registered Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness \| €																	€ 700,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.70%											3.70%			3.70%	3.70%	3.70%
Percentage of face value issued	0.99943																0.99943
Euro-Denominated Senior Notes, 3.7%, Due 2026 and 3.7%, Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net proceeds received, after underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expense	$ 1,300,000,000
Euro-Denominated Senior Notes, 3.7%, Due 2026 and 3.7%, Due 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemable												100.00%
Euro-Denominated Senior Notes, 3.7%, Due 2026 and 3.7%, Due 2029 \| Registered Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemable												100.00%
Delayed-Draw Term Loan due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness	1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000
Delayed-Draw Term Loan due 2024 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness				$ 1,300,000,000
Debt, refinanced amount	$ 1,000,000,000
Amount borrowed under the credit agreement		$ 450,000,000	550,000,000
Euro Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term								3 years
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness \| €								€ 275,000,000							€ 275,000,000
Net proceeds							$ 290,000,000
Euro Term Loan \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate								0.55%
Yen Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term									3 years
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness \| ¥																¥ 14,400,000,000		¥ 14,400,000,000
Net proceeds									$ 107,000,000
Yen Term Loan \| Tokyo Term Risk Free Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate									0.65%
3.15% senior unsecured notes due 2026 \| Registered Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness												$ 900,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage												3.15%			3.15%	3.15%
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued												99.644%			99.644%	99.644%
Initial Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 \| Registered Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness												$ 350,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage												4.30%			4.30%	4.30%
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued												99.783%			99.783%	99.783%
Additional Senior Unsecured Notes due 2046 \| Registered Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of indebtedness												$ 200,000,000
Percentage of principal amount of notes issued												101.564%			101.564%	101.564%
Delayed-Draw Term Loan due 2024 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of convertible debt			$ 750,000,000
Delayed-Draw Term Loan due 2024 \| Loans Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of long-term debt					$ 250,000,000
0.875% senior convertible notes due 2022 \| Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage											0.875%			0.875%
Repayments of convertible debt										$ 1,200,000,000
Proceeds from convertible debt											$ 1,400,000,000
Maximum \| U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term												397 days
Maximum \| Euro Denominated Commercial Paper \| Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term												183 days
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage						0.15%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option One \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						1.10%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option Two \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						0.10%
Maximum \| Delayed-Draw Term Loan due 2024 \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option One \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate				1.25%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, commitment fee percentage						0.065%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option One \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						0.685%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option Two \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate						0.00%
Minimum \| Delayed-Draw Term Loan due 2024 \| Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Option One \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate				0.75%
Minimum \| Euro Term Loan \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate								0.00%
Minimum \| Yen Term Loan \| Tokyo Term Risk Free Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate									0.00%