GE HEALTHCARE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 03, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Guarantee of indebtedness of others
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Maximum exposure	$ 500	$ 1,143
Guarantee obligations, liability		$ 32
Indemnification agreement, TSA \| GE HealthCare
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations, liability	100
Indemnification agreement, TMA \| GE HealthCare
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Guarantee obligations, liability	$ 100
Spinoff
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest after disposal	19.90%
Deferred compensation and benefit obligations	$ 700
Proceeds from business dispositions	1,500
Term loan, aggregate principal amount	$ 2,000

Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Indebtedness Incurred

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Deferred Compensation Liability

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Percent, after disposal, of ownership interest of a discontinued operation in which an equity method investment is retained.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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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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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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