FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES - BALANCE SHEET ALLOCATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	$ 54	$ 64
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	$ 43	46
Derivative Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other noncurrent assets, Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Accrued Liabilities, Current, Other Liabilities, Noncurrent
Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	$ 33	34
Cross currency basis swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	17	26
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	31	36
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	10	3
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	27	32
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	10	3
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets \| Interest rate swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	0	0
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets \| Cross currency basis swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	4	4
Other Noncurrent Assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	13	25
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	0	0
Other Noncurrent Assets \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	0	3
Other Noncurrent Assets \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	0	0
Other Noncurrent Assets \| Interest rate swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	0	0
Other Noncurrent Assets \| Cross currency basis swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross asset amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	13	22
Accrued Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	14	14
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	3	5
Accrued Liabilities \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	4	5
Accrued Liabilities \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	3	5
Accrued Liabilities \| Interest rate swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	10	9
Accrued Liabilities \| Cross currency basis swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	0	0
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	26	27
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	0	0
Other Noncurrent Liabilities \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	3	2
Other Noncurrent Liabilities \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments not designated as hedges	0	0
Other Noncurrent Liabilities \| Interest rate swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	23	25
Other Noncurrent Liabilities \| Cross currency basis swaps \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative [Line Items]
Gross liability amount recognized for derivative instruments designated as hedges	$ 0	$ 0

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