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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Stock Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jul. 20, 2022
Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 4.6 |  | 7.2 |  |
Repurchase Program | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of share repurchases authorized | $ 10,000,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000,000 | $ 10,000,000,000 |  | $ 10,000,000,000 |  |
Remaining amount of share repurchases authorized | $ 2,500,000,000 |  | $ 2,500,000,000 | $ 2,500,000,000 |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  | $ 3,500,000,000
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 4.6 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
ASR Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of share repurchases authorized |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases payment |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 |  |  |  |  |
Final average price per share paid (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 217.52 |  |  |  |  |

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