RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER COSTS - RESTRUCTURING ACCRUALS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	$ 40	$ 8
Provisions and adjustments	57	74
Amounts applied	(60)	(38)
Change in estimates	(4)	(4)
Ending balance	33	40
Severance
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	39	7
Provisions and adjustments	54	64
Amounts applied	(57)	(29)
Change in estimates	(4)	(3)
Ending balance	32	39
Severance \| 2021 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	2	4
Provisions and adjustments		0
Amounts applied		(2)
Change in estimates		0
Ending balance		2
Severance \| 2022 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	2
Provisions and adjustments	1
Amounts applied	(2)
Change in estimates	0
Ending balance	1	2
Severance \| 2022 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0	3
Provisions and adjustments		2
Amounts applied		(3)
Change in estimates		(2)
Ending balance		0
Severance \| 2023 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	37	0
Provisions and adjustments	23	62
Amounts applied	(44)	(24)
Change in estimates	(4)	(1)
Ending balance	12	37
Severance \| 2024 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0
Provisions and adjustments	30
Amounts applied	(11)
Change in estimates	0
Ending balance	19	0
Other Restructuring Costs
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	1	1
Provisions and adjustments	3	10
Amounts applied	(3)	(9)
Change in estimates		(1)
Ending balance	1	1
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2021 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0	0
Provisions and adjustments		1
Amounts applied		(1)
Change in estimates		0
Ending balance		0
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2022 and Prior Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	1
Provisions and adjustments	0
Amounts applied	0
Ending balance	1	1
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2022 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	1	1
Provisions and adjustments		0
Amounts applied		0
Change in estimates		0
Ending balance		1
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2023 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0	0
Provisions and adjustments	3	9
Amounts applied	(3)	(8)
Change in estimates		(1)
Ending balance	0	0
Other Restructuring Costs \| 2024 Plans
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance	0
Provisions and adjustments	0
Amounts applied	0
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.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 420
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482017/420-10-50-1

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 17
-Subparagraph (f)
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 420
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4.b.2)
-Publisher FASB
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