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LONG TERM RETENTION PROGRAM (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 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 nine and three-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, which are payable in cash according to the decisions made by the Board of Directors (the “Board”):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |  | Three Months Ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
| (In millions)
LTRP 2019 | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 9 |
LTRP 2020 | 24 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 9 |
LTRP 2021 | 21 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 7 |
LTRP 2022 | 37 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 14 |
LTRP 2023 | 62 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 23 |
LTRP 2024 | 53 |  |  | 49 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 21 |
LTRP 2025 | 53 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
Total LTRP | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | 210 |  |  | $ | 64 |  |  | $ | 83 |

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