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DEBT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Long-Term Debt, including Current Portion | A summary of long-term debt, including the current portion, is as follows:
| December 31
(In millions) | 2021 |  | 2020
3.47% notes due 2021 ($275 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 300 |
0.02% Euro notes due 2021 | — |  |  | 737 |
8.10% debentures due 2022 ($100 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | 100 |  |  | 100 |
2.75% senior notes due 2022 ($1,400 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | 1,600 |  |  | 1,600 |
3.68% notes due 2023 ($200 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | 300 |  |  | 300 |
0.75% Euro notes due 2024 | 624 |  |  | 676 |
6.50% debentures due 2025 | 145 |  |  | 145 |
0.70% Euro notes due 2025 | 567 |  |  | 614 |
0.128% Euro notes due 2026 | 1,021 |  |  | — |
3.10% senior notes due 2027 | 700 |  |  | 700 |
7.65% debentures due 2029 ($50 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | 200 |  |  | 200 |
0.577% Euro notes due 2030 | 681 |  |  | — |
4.00% senior notes due 2032 | 700 |  |  | 700 |
5.45% debentures due 2034 ($25 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | 136 |  |  | 136 |
5.80% notes due 2037 | 240 |  |  | 240 |
4.15% senior notes due 2042 | 1,000 |  |  | 1,000 |
3.92% senior notes due 2047 | 300 |  |  | 300 |
5.25% to 7.875% notes (maturities ranging from 2024 to 2035, including $25 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap) | 165 |  |  | 165 |
Other | 87 |  |  | 144 |
Total long-term debt | 8,566 |  |  | 8,057 |
Less current portion of long-term debt | (1,735) |  |  | (1,047) |
Long-term debt less current portion | $ | 6,831 |  |  | $ | 7,010 |
Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt | Maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years are as follows:
(In millions) |
2022 | $ | 1,735 |
2023 | 306 |
2024 | 695 |
2025 | 715 |
2026 | 1,095 |
Schedule of Interest Paid on Debt | Interest paid on debt is as follows:
(In millions) |
2021 | $ | 207 |
2020 | 216 |
2019 | 279 |

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