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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Mar. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2015
IRS Claim |  |  |  |  |  |
IRS Claim |  |  |  | $ 13,000 |  |
Recorded Estimate of Tax Liability | $ 419 |  | $ 419 |  | $ 438 |
Incremental tax and interest liability | $ 250 |  | $ 750 |  |  |
Increase in Effective Tax Rate | 3.50% |  | 3.50% |  |  |
Potential Aggregate Tax Liability- Brazil | $ 5,100 |  | $ 5,100 |  |  |
Tax Years 2007-2009 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
IRS Claim |  |  |  |  |  |
IRS Claim |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,300
IRS Notice Income Reallocation |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000
Transfer Pricing Adjustment |  | $ 385 |  |  |  |
IRS Amended Claim |  | 135 |  |  |  |
IRS Amended Claim Related to Mexico Licensee |  | $ 138 |  |  |  |
Guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantees |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties | 918 |  | 918 |  |  |
VIEs maximum exposures to loss | 76 |  | 76 |  |  |
Risk Management Programs |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk Management Programs |  |  |  |  |  |
Self-insurance reserves | $ 218 |  | $ 218 | $ 229 |  |

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- Definition Based on a Statutory Notice of Deficiency from the IRS for the tax years 2007 through 2009, the IRS amended their claim resulting in additional potential tax liabiility. The Company firmly believes that the assessments are without merit and plans to pursue all available administrative and judicial remedies necessary to resolve this matter. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Based on a Statutory Notice of Deficiency from the IRS for the tax years 2007 through 2009, the IRS claims that the Company’s United States taxable income should be increased by an amount that creates a potential additional federal income tax liability. The Company firmly believes that the assessments are without merit and plans to pursue all available administrative and judicial remedies necessary to resolve this matter. + References No definition available. + Details
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