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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Amounts Recorded on Balance Sheet Related to Fixed-to-Floating Interest Rate Swaps (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Interest rate swap |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Carrying amount of the hedged assets (liabilities) | $ (713) | $ (713)
Long-term debt |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Discontinued hedge, cumulative adjustment | (47) | (48)
Long-term debt | Interest rate swap |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged asset (liabilities) | $ (47) | $ (48)

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