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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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The cash inflow for a financial contract that meets the hedge criteria as either a cash flow hedge, fair value hedge, or hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Cross-Currency Swap Contract (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2022 JPY (¥)	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2021 JPY (¥)
U.S. Dollar
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 10					$ 10
Cross-currency swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount					$ 100
Cross-currency swaps \| U.S. Dollar \| Maturity Period July 2027
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	1,100					1,100
Cross-currency swaps \| U.S. Dollar \| Maturity Period March 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	500					500
Cross-currency swaps \| U.S. Dollar \| Maturity Period Feb 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	0					100
Cross-currency swaps \| U.S. Dollar \| Maturity Period Feb 2029
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	100				$ 100	$ 0
Cash proceeds	$ 16
Cross-currency swaps \| Euro \| Maturity Period July 2027
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| €		€ 976					€ 976
Cross-currency swaps \| Euro \| Maturity Period March 2025
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| €		€ 450					€ 450
Cross-currency swaps \| Euro \| Maturity Period Feb 2029
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| ¥			¥ 12,724					¥ 0
Cross-currency swaps \| Japanese yen \| Maturity Period Feb 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| ¥				¥ 0					¥ 10,978