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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Contingencies Activity | The following table summarizes the contingencies activity during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Contingencies | (In millions)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Charged to Net income | 335 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 5 |
Reclassifications of judicial deposits | (273) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Charges Utilized / Currency translation adjustments / Write-offs | 9 |  | 24 |  | (3) |
Balance at end of year | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 13 |

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