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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:
(In millions) | January 1, 2024 |  | Additions |  | Translation |  | December 31, 2024 |  |  |  | Additions |  | Translation |  | December 31, 2025
Electrical Americas | $ | 7,415 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (35) |  |  | $ | 7,396 |  |  |  |  | $ | 581 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 8,010 |
Electrical Global | 4,038 |  |  | — |  |  | (196) |  |  | 3,842 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 314 |  |  | 4,156 |
Aerospace | 2,901 |  |  | — |  |  | (45) |  |  | 2,856 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 121 |  |  | 2,977 |
Vehicle | 289 |  |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | 285 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | 291 |
eMobility | 334 |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |  |  | 333 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 335 |
Total | $ | 14,977 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | (281) |  |  | $ | 14,713 |  |  |  |  | $ | 581 |  |  | $ | 475 |  |  | $ | 15,769 |
Schedule of Other Intangible Assets | A summary of other intangible assets is as follows:
| December 31
| 2025 |  | 2024
(In millions) | Historical cost |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Historical cost |  | Accumulated amortization
Intangible assets not subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trademarks | $ | 1,215 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,200 |  |  |
Intangible assets subject to amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 5,236 |  |  | $ | 2,934 |  |  | $ | 4,659 |  |  | $ | 2,577 |
Patents and technology | 2,225 |  |  | 1,191 |  |  | 1,979 |  |  | 1,056 |
Trademarks | 1,214 |  |  | 787 |  |  | 1,107 |  |  | 693 |
Other | 235 |  |  | 159 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 131 |
Total intangible assets subject to amortization | $ | 8,911 |  |  | $ | 5,071 |  |  | $ | 7,915 |  |  | $ | 4,456 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense of Intangible Assets | Amortization expense related to intangible assets subject to amortization in 2025, and estimated amortization expense for each of the next five years, is as follows
(In millions) |
2025 | $ | 461 |
2026 | 469 |
2027 | 438 |
2028 | 365 |
2029 | 328 |
2030 | 286 |

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