FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Investment in debt securities		$ 500
Valuation, Income Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out receivables	$ 5	9
Investment in debt securities		455
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out liabilities	2	21
Non-current earn-out liabilities	13	10
Valuation, Income Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Quoted prices in active markets for identical items (Level 1)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out receivables	0	0
Investment in debt securities		0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out liabilities	0	0
Non-current earn-out liabilities	0	0
Valuation, Income Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out receivables	0	0
Investment in debt securities		455
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out liabilities	0	0
Non-current earn-out liabilities	0	0
Valuation, Income Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out receivables	5	9
Investment in debt securities		0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out liabilities	2	21
Non-current earn-out liabilities	13	10
Valuation, Income Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Assets measured at NAV
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out receivables	0	0
Investment in debt securities		0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Current earn-out liabilities	0	0
Non-current earn-out liabilities	0	0
Valuation, Market Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	26	29
Foreign currency contracts	33	12
Net investment hedge contracts	14	68
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Foreign currency contracts	3	9
Net investment hedge contracts	2	1
Valuation, Market Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Quoted prices in active markets for identical items (Level 1)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	0	0
Foreign currency contracts	0	0
Net investment hedge contracts	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Foreign currency contracts	0	0
Net investment hedge contracts	0	0
Valuation, Market Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	0	0
Foreign currency contracts	33	12
Net investment hedge contracts	14	68
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Foreign currency contracts	3	9
Net investment hedge contracts	2	1
Valuation, Market Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	0	0
Foreign currency contracts	0	0
Net investment hedge contracts	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Foreign currency contracts	0	0
Net investment hedge contracts	0	0
Valuation, Market Approach \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Assets measured at NAV
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Investment in equity securities	26	29
Foreign currency contracts	0	0
Net investment hedge contracts	0	0
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure [Abstract]
Foreign currency contracts	0	0
Net investment hedge contracts	$ 0	$ 0

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Current Earn Out Receivables, Fair Value Disclosure

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Non Current Earn Out Liability Fair Value Disclosure

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Cost of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). Excludes equity method investment and investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Fair value portion of asset contracts related to the exchange of different currencies, including, but not limited to, foreign currency options, forward contracts, and swaps.

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Fair value of all derivative assets designated as hedges of net investment in foreign operations.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
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Amortized cost of investments in debt securities classified as trading.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(a)(1))
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