RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER COSTS - RESTRUCTURING ACCRUALS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	$ 8	$ 18
Provisions and adjustments	74	16
Amounts applied	(38)	(21)
Change in estimates	(4)	(5)
Ending balance	40	8
Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	7	14
Provisions and adjustments	64	11
Amounts applied	(29)	(14)
Change in estimates	(3)	(4)
Ending balance	39	7
Severance \| 2020 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	1	5
Provisions and adjustments		1
Amounts applied		(3)
Change in estimates		(2)
Ending balance		1
Severance \| 2021 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	4
Provisions and adjustments	0
Amounts applied	(2)
Change in estimates	0
Ending balance	2	4
Severance \| 2021 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	3	9
Provisions and adjustments		1
Amounts applied		(6)
Change in estimates		(1)
Ending balance		3
Severance \| 2022 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	3	0
Provisions and adjustments	2	9
Amounts applied	(3)	(5)
Change in estimates	(2)	(1)
Ending balance	0	3
Severance \| 2023 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0
Provisions and adjustments	62
Amounts applied	(24)
Change in estimates	(1)
Ending balance	37	0
Other Restructuring Costs
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	1	4
Provisions and adjustments	10	5
Amounts applied	(9)	(7)
Change in estimates	(1)	(1)
Ending balance	1	1
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2020 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0	4
Provisions and adjustments		1
Amounts applied		(4)
Change in estimates		(1)
Ending balance		0
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2021 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0
Provisions and adjustments	1
Amounts applied	(1)
Change in estimates	0
Ending balance	0	0
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2021 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0	0
Provisions and adjustments		2
Amounts applied		(2)
Change in estimates		0
Ending balance		0
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2022 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	1	0
Provisions and adjustments	0	2
Amounts applied	0	(1)
Change in estimates	0	0
Ending balance	1	1
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2023 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0
Provisions and adjustments	9
Amounts applied	(8)
Change in estimates	(1)
Ending balance	$ 0	$ 0

Amount of cash payments made as the result of exit or disposal activities. Excludes payments associated with a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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