EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedule of Compensation Expense

The compensation expense that has been charged against income for these plans was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023:

	2025		2024		2023
	(in millions)
Stock-based compensation expense by type:
Restricted stock	$	233	$	198	$	168
Stock options	8		9		7
Total stock-based compensation expense	241		207		175
Tax benefit recognized	(44)		(29)		(28)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax	$	197	$	178	$	147

Schedule of Activity for Restricted Stock

Activity for our restricted stock was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2025:

	Shares	Weighted- Average Grant-Date Fair Value
	(shares in thousands)
Nonvested restricted stock at December 31, 2024	868	$	426.40
Granted	1,049	257.55
Vested	(578)	354.60
Forfeited	(108)	318.50
Nonvested restricted stock at December 31, 2025	1,231	$	319.91

Schedule of Fair Value Estimated Using the Black-Scholes Pricing Model with Weighted-Average Assumptions

The fair value was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model with the weighted-average assumptions indicated below:

	2024			2023
Weighted-average fair value at grant date	$	96.42		$	130.74
Expected option life (years)	3.5 years			3.0 years
Expected volatility	28.8		%	31.6		%
Risk-free interest rate at grant date	4.3		%	4.5		%
Dividend yield	0.9		%	0.7		%

Schedule of Activity for Option Plans

Activity for our option plans was as follows for the year ended December 31, 2025:

	Shares  Under Option	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
	(shares in thousands)
Options outstanding at December 31, 2024	375	$	404.61
Forfeited	(21)	375.21
Options outstanding at December 31, 2025	354	$	406.35
Options exercisable at December 31, 2025	235	$	406.54