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LEASES - Schedule of Net Investment in Domestic and International Leveraged Leases (Details) - Domestic and international leveraged leases $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Leveraged Lease [Line Items] |
Leveraged Leases, Net Investment in Leveraged Leases Disclosure, Rental Receivables, Net | $ 734
Leveraged Leases Net Investment in Leveraged Leases Disclosure Unearned Income | (178)
Leveraged Leases, Balance Sheet, Investment in Leveraged Leases | 556
Leveraged Leases, Net Investment in Leveraged Leases Disclosure, Deferred Taxes Arising from Leveraged Leases | (7)
Leveraged Leases, Net Investment in Leveraged Leases Disclosure, Investment in Leveraged Leases, Net, Total | $ 549

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- Definition Taxes arising from arrangements meeting the criteria for classification as leveraged leases due to timing differences between accounting and tax income recognition. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123392319&loc=SL77920254-209983 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/otherTransitionRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123394354&loc=d3e45152-112736 + Details
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