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EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Schedule of RSU and RSA activity | A summary of the RSU and RSA activity for 2025 is as follows:
(Restricted stock units and awards in millions) | Number of restricted stock units and awards |  | Weighted-average fair value per unit and award
Non-vested at January 1 | 0.7 |  |  | $ | 202.76 |
Granted | 0.3 |  |  | 305.76 |
Vested | (0.4) |  |  | 210.02 |
Forfeited | — |  |  | 275.66 |
Non-vested at December 31 | 0.6 |  |  | $ | 244.44 |
Schedule of Information Related to RSUs and RSAs | Information related to RSUs and RSAs is as follows:
(In millions) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Pre-tax expense for RSUs and RSAs | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 65 |
After-tax expense for RSUs and RSAs | 65 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 51 |
Fair value of vested RSUs and RSAs | 107 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 84 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used in Determining Fair Value of PSUs | A summary of the assumptions used in determining fair value of these PSUs is as follows:
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Expected volatility |  | 29 | % |  | 26 | % |  | 27 | %
Risk-free interest rate |  | 3.96 | % |  | 4.36 | % |  | 4.35 | %
Weighted-average fair value of PSUs granted |  | $ | 296.52 |  |  | $ | 362.38 |  |  | $ | 203.18 |
Schedule of PSU Activity | A summary of these PSUs that vested is as follows:
(Performance share units in millions) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  |
Percent payout |  | 138 | % |  | 163 | % |  | 187 | % |  |
Shares vested |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |
A summary of the 2025 activity for these PSUs is as follows:
(Performance share units in millions) |  | Number of performance share units |  | Weighted-average fair value per unit
Non-vested at January 1 |  | 0.2 |  |  | $ | 248.21 |
Granted 1 |  | 0.1 |  |  | 296.52 |
Adjusted for performance results achieved 2 |  | — |  |  | 203.18 |
Vested |  | (0.2) |  |  | 203.18 |
Forfeited |  | (0.1) |  |  | 303.41 |
Non-vested at December 31 |  | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 332.05 |
1 Performance shares granted assuming the Company will perform at target relative to peers. 2 Adjustments for the number of shares vested under the 2023 awards at the end of the three-year performance period ended December 31, 2025, being higher than the target number of shares.
Schedule of Information Related to PSUs | Information related to PSUs is as follows:
(In millions) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Pre-tax expense for PSUs |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 22 |
After-tax expense for PSUs |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 17 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used in Determining Fair Value of Stock Options | A summary of the assumptions used in determining the fair value of stock options is as follows:
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Expected volatility | 30 | % |  | 29 | % |  | 27 | %
Expected option life in years | 6.2 |  | 6.3 |  | 6.3
Expected dividend yield | 1.5 | % |  | 1.5 | % |  | 2.0 | %
Risk-free interest rate | 4.3% |  | 4.0 to 4.5% |  | 4.1 to 4.3%
Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted | $ | 102.50 |  |  | $ | 93.42 |  |  | $ | 48.79 |
Schedule of Stock Option Activity | A summary of stock option activity is as follows:
(Options and aggregate intrinsic value in millions) | Weighted-average exercise price per option |  | Options |  | Weighted-average remaining contractual life in years |  | Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding at January 1, 2025 | $ | 130.25 |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |
Granted | 297.35 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  |  |
Exercised | 104.73 |  |  | (0.4) |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited and canceled | 252.95 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | $ | 152.22 |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 5.2 |  | $ | 214 |
Exercisable at December 31, 2025 | $ | 119.93 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 4.3 |  | $ | 199 |
Reserved for future grants at December 31, 2025 |  |  | 17.1 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Information Related to Stock Options | Information related to stock options is as follows:
(In millions) | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Pre-tax expense for stock options | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 10 |
After-tax expense for stock options | 16 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 8 |
Proceeds from stock options exercised | 39 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 78 |
Income tax benefit related to stock options exercised |  |  |  |  |
Tax benefit classified in operating activities in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 17 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 22 |
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised | 88 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 116 |
Total fair value of stock options vested | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Stock options exercised | 0.4 |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | 1.0 |

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