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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) taxCase | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jul. 11, 2024 USD ($) | Jul. 10, 2024 USD ($) | Apr. 04, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 21, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax expense | $ 841,000,000 | $ 768,000,000 | $ 604,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax expense rate | 17.10% | 16.80% | 15.80% |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for income taxes on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate | 813,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued | 218,000,000 | $ 225,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Years 2007-2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment of additional federal taxes | 190,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Penalties associated with IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment | 72,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Years 2011-2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment of additional federal taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 749,000,000 |  |
Penalties associated with IRS Statutory Notice of Deficiency proposed assessment |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 110,000,000 |  |
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pledged real estate assets | 17,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate bond | 101,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Real estate cash deposit | $ 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil | Tax Years 2005-2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 121,000,000
Number of tax cases | taxCase | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alleged tax deficiency |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,000,000
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil | Tax Years 2009-2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued |  |  |  | $ 82,000,000 | $ 121,000,000 |  |  |  |
Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Bureau of Brazil | Tax Years 2005-2008 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination, penalties and interest accrued |  |  |  |  |  | $ 62,000,000 |  | $ 120,000,000 |
Alleged tax deficiency |  |  |  |  |  | $ 22,000,000 |  | $ 30,000,000 |

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