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LONG TERM RETENTION PROGRAM (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Retirement Benefits [Abstract] |
Long Term Retention Program Accrued Compensation Expense | The following table summarizes the long term retention program accrued compensation expense for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, which are payable in cash according to the decisions made by the Board of Directors (the “Board”):
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| (In millions) |  |
LTRP 2019 | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTRP 2020 | 9 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTRP 2021 | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTRP 2022 | 14 |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTRP 2023 | 23 |  |  | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTRP 2024 | 20 |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
LTRP 2025 | 16 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total LTRP | $ | 92 |  |  | $ | 68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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