RETIREMENT BENEFITS Retirement Benefits - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Contribution Plan Employers Matching Contribution Percentage to Participants Percentage Conribution	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year	$ 8
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent	5.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost Arising During Period, before Tax	$ 18
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate	2.92%	3.44%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	75.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Market index fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Large Cap US Equitiies		100.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| International index fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Large Cap US Equitiies		5.00%
International Securities Funds		95.00%
Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| U.S. bond index fund [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Large Cap US Equitiies		23.00%
Other securities		7.00%
Fixed Income Securities		44.00%
Mortgage-backed securities		26.00%
Savings Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 2
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent	3.00%
Company Contributions Vested	100.00%
Company Contributions Years	five
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost	$ 1
Minimum [Member] \| Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	25.00%
Minimum [Member] \| Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Fixed Income Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	65.00%
Maximum [Member] \| Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member] \| Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Target Allocation, Percentage	35.00%

Percentage company contributions are vested after five years.

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Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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