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Amount, after tax, of accumulated gain (loss) on derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.

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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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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount, before tax, of reclassification of gain (loss) from accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
AOCI, cash flow hedge cumulative net gain (loss)	$ (20)		$ (20)
Cash flow hedge gain to be reclassified within 12 months			14
Cash flow hedges, pre-tax gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI into earnings	(6)	$ 6	$ 27	$ 17
Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedge			2 years
Notional amount	9,729		$ 9,729		$ 8,488
Derivative, potential effect of rights of offset to assets and liabilities	64		64
Equity investments without readily determinable fair value	121		121		117
Estimated fair value
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term debt	10,630		10,630		8,512
Carrying value
Derivative [Line Items]
Long-term debt	10,238		10,238		8,241
Net investment hedges \| Designated as hedging instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 2,296		$ 2,296		$ 2,132