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COMMITMENTS ND CONTINGENCIES - Garrett Litigation and Bankruptcy Proceedings (Details) shares in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 19, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 18, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 16, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Reimbursement receivables charge		$ 0	$ 0	$ 509,000,000
Receipts from Garrett Motion Inc.		$ 409,000,000	586,000,000	0
Non-cash amounts related to shares of Garrett Series B Preferred Stock \| shares		834.8
Long-term investments		$ 0	$ 577,000,000	0
Series B Preferred Stock
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Mandatory redemption discount rate	0.0725
Series B Preferred Stock \| Level 2
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Investments in equity securities					$ 212,000,000	$ 207,000,000	$ 197,000,000
Garrett Indemnity And Tax Matters Agreement
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Reimbursement receivables charge				$ 509,000,000
The Confirmed Plan
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Garrett minimum EBITDA		425,000,000
The Confirmed Plan \| Series B Preferred Stock \| First Partial Redemption
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption amount								$ 211,000,000
Long-term investments										$ 400,000,000
The Confirmed Plan \| Series B Preferred Stock \| Second Partial Redemption
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Long-term investments									$ 207,000,000
The Confirmed Plan \| Year One After Effective Date of Plan \| Series B Preferred Stock
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption amount		35,000,000
The Confirmed Plan \| Payment Over Time \| Series B Preferred Stock
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Preferred stock, redemption amount		$ 100,000,000
The Confirmed Plan \| Garrett Indemnity And Tax Matters Agreement \| Initial Payment
Garrett Litigation And Bankruptcy Proceedings [Line Items]
Receipts from Garrett Motion Inc.	$ 375,000,000
Non-cash amounts related to shares of Garrett Series B Preferred Stock \| shares	834.8