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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 01, 2023	Dec. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022
Hubei Surpass Sun Electric Charging Business Member
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value		$ 3
Hubei Surpass Sun Electric Charging Business Member \| Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life		5 years
Estimated Fair Value		$ 2
Hubei Surpass Sun Electric Charging Business Member \| Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life		6 years
Estimated Fair Value		$ 1
Rhombus Energy Solutions
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	$ 27
Rhombus Energy Solutions \| Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life	13 years
Estimated Fair Value	$ 22
Rhombus Energy Solutions \| Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life	8 years
Estimated Fair Value	$ 5
Santoll Automotive Components
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value				$ 87
Santoll Automotive Components \| Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life				12 years
Estimated Fair Value				$ 62
Santoll Automotive Components \| Manufacturing processes (know-how)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life				10 years
Estimated Fair Value				$ 25
Drivetek AG
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value			$ 18
Drivetek AG \| Developed technology
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life			8 years
Estimated Fair Value			$ 11
Drivetek AG \| Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life			12 years
Estimated Fair Value			$ 7