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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT - Amount Recorded in Income Statements for Foreign Currency Forward Contracts Not Designated as Hedges (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedges Recognized in Earnings | $ 0 | $ 0
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Of Derivatives Designated As Hedged Item Recognized in Earnings | 0 | 0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Parent | 83 | 196
Investment Income [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedges Recognized in Earnings | 0 | 0
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Of Derivatives Designated As Hedged Item Recognized in Earnings | 0 | 0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Parent | 0 | 0
Interest Expense [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedges Recognized in Earnings | 20 | (8)
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Of Derivatives Designated As Hedged Item Recognized in Earnings | (20) | 8
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax, Parent | (11) | (8)
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Revenue [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax | 83 | 196
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Investment Income [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax | 0 | 0
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Interest Expense [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Revenue [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Investment Income [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax | 0 | 0
Interest rate contracts | Interest Expense [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), Reclassification, before Tax | (11) | (8)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | (28) | 18
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Investment income and other |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | (28) | 27
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Interest rate contracts | Interest Expense [Member] |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income | 0 | (9)
Net Investment Hedging |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax | 225 | (265)
Net Investment Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax | 225 | (265)
Cash Flow Hedging |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax | 343 | (253)
Cash Flow Hedging | Foreign currency exchange contracts |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax | 341 | (253)
Cash Flow Hedging | Interest rate contracts |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), before Reclassification and Tax | $ 2 | $ 0

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