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ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES OF BUSINESSES - Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | 13 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Jan. 05, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Jun. 01, 2021 | Mar. 17, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 14,796 |  |  |  | $ 14,751 |  |  | $ 12,903
Tripp Lite |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | $ 5 |  |  |  |  | $ 5 |
Accounts receivable |  | 93 |  |  |  |  | 94 |
Inventory |  | 179 |  |  |  |  | 184 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Property, plant and equipment |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Other intangible assets |  | 604 |  |  |  |  | 630 |
Other assets |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Accounts payable |  | (13) |  |  |  |  | (13) |
Other current liabilities |  | (34) |  |  |  |  | (32) |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | (167) |  |  |  |  | (157) |
Total identifiable net assets |  | 675 |  |  |  |  | 723 |
Goodwill |  | 976 |  |  |  |  | 928 |
Total consideration, net of cash received |  | 1,651 |  |  |  |  | $ 1,651 |
Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term investments |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory |  | (5) |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | (5) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  | (26) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities |  | (2) |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  | (48) |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 48 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
Mission Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | $ 84 |  |  | $ 84 |  |
Inventory |  |  | 178 |  |  | 179 |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 50 |  |  | 45 |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 97 |  |  | 86 |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 1,462 |  |  | 1,575 |  |
Other assets |  |  | 15 |  |  | 19 |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | (40) |  |  | (40) |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | (202) |  |  | (159) |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  | (108) |  |  | (77) |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  | 1,536 |  |  | 1,712 |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,264 |  |  | 1,088 |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received |  |  | 2,800 |  |  | $ 2,800 |  |
Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Inventory |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | (113) |  |  |  |  |
Other assets |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | (43) |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities |  |  | (31) |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets |  |  | (176) |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 176 |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Royal Power Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allocations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 35 |  |  | $ 36 |  |  |  |
Inventory | 46 |  |  | 43 |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 31 |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | 341 |  |  | 306 |  |  |  |
Other assets | 8 |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | (25) |  |  | (24) |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities | (14) |  |  | (10) |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities | (68) |  |  | (70) |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets | 355 |  |  | 328 |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 255 |  |  | 284 |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received | 610 |  |  | $ 612 |  |  |  |
Measurement Period Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other assets | (13) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities | (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total identifiable net assets | 27 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | (29) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total consideration, net of cash received | $ (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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