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COMPANY-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS - Weighted Average Actuarial Assumptions Used to Determine the Benefit Obligations (Detail) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Pension Benefits | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 5.79% | 3.13%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.25% | 4.29%
Cash balance interest credit rate | 4.21% | 2.50%
Pension Benefits | International Pension Benefits |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 4.63% | 2.33%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.20% | 3.17%
Cash balance interest credit rate | 3.69% | 2.94%
Postemployment Retirement Benefits | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Discount rate | 6.06% | 3.28%

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