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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Total, gain (loss) on derivative and net investment hedge recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income | $ (39) | $ 191
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |
Total, gain (loss) on derivative and net investment hedge reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income | 15 | 1
Interest expense - net | Net investment hedging |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Non-derivative designated as net investment hedges | (63) | 62
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 0 | 0
Forward Starting Floating-to-Fixed Interest Rate Swap |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | 4 |
Forward Starting Floating-to-Fixed Interest Rate Swap | Interest expense - net | Cash flow hedging |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | 0 | 124
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 3 | 0
Currency exchange contracts | Net investment hedging |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | (14) |
Currency exchange contracts | Net investment hedging | Derivatives designated as hedges |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Effective portion | (14) | 0
Amount excluded from effectiveness testing | 5 | 0
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |
Interest expense - net | 1 | 0
Currency exchange contracts | Net sales and Cost of products sold | Cash flow hedging |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | 31 | 0
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 11 | 0
Commodity contracts | Cost of products sold | Cash flow hedging |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges | 2 | 5
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |  |
Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ 0 | $ 1

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