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BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs
Pension and other postretirement benefit expenses are included in acquisition and operating expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings, which includes other components of net periodic pension cost and postretirement costs (other than service costs) of $3 million and $2 million for the three-month periods and $7 million and $(41) million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Total net periodic benefit cost includes the following components:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Pension BenefitsOther
JapanU.S.Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)202420232024202320242023
Components of net periodic
  benefit cost:
Service cost$3 $$0 $$0 $
Interest cost2 9 10 1 
Expected return on plan assets(2)(2)(7)(8)0 
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss0 0 0 
Curtailment (gain) loss0 0 0 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$3 $$2 $$1 $
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Pension BenefitsOther
JapanU.S.Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)202420232024202320242023
Components of net periodic
  benefit cost:
Service cost$10 $11 $0 $$0 $
Interest cost6 28 31 1 
Expected return on plan assets(5)(5)(22)(26)0 
Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss0 (1)0 
Curtailment (gain) loss0 0 (49)0 
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$11 $12 $5 $(37)$1 $