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Divestiture of Businesses, Deferred Call or Put, Amount

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Divestiture of Businesses, Deferred Payments Receivable

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a business segment or subsidiary or sale of an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled during the period (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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This element represents the cash inflow during the period from the sale of a component of the entity.

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DISPOSITIONS AND ACQUISITIONS (Timok) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions					12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 21, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 01, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture, net				$ 350
Disposed of by Sale, Discontinued Operations \| Timok, Lower Zone [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture, net					$ 240
Divestiture of Businesses, Deferred Payments Receivable					150
Divestiture of Businesses, Deferred Payments Receivable, Demand Amount					60
Disposed of by Sale, Discontinued Operations \| Timok, Upper Zone [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Divestiture of Businesses, Contingent Consideration						$ 107
Disposed of by Sale, Discontinued Operations \| Timok
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture, net					240
Divestiture of Businesses, Contingent Consideration					103
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business					$ 343
Forecast [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member] \| Disposed of by Sale, Discontinued Operations \| Timok, Upper Zone [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sales	$ 12	$ 50	$ 45