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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Contingencies Activity | The following table summarizes the contingencies activity during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Contingencies | (In millions)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Charged to Net income | 176 |  |  | 335 |  |  | 16 |
Judicial deposits | (92) |  |  | (273) |  |  | — |
Charges Utilized / Currency translation adjustments / Write-offs | (73) |  |  | 9 |  | 24 |
Balance at end of year | $ | 135 |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 53 |

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