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LEASES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities | Information related to operating leases is as follows (in millions of dollars):
|  | As of December 31, 2020
ROU Assets |  |
Other assets |  | $ | 210 |
Operating lease liabilities |  |
Accrued expenses |  | 57 |
Other non-current liabilities |  | 162 |
Total operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 219 |
Schedule of Operating Lease Information |
|  | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
Weighted average remaining lease term |  | 5 years
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate |  | 1.95 | %
Cash paid for operating leases |  | $ | 69 |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations |  | $ | 74 |
Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities | Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 (in millions of dollars) are as follows:
|  | Maturity of operating lease liabilities
2021 |  | $ | 59 |
2022 |  | 52 |
2023 |  | 40 |
2024 |  | 24 |
2025 |  | 17 |
Thereafter |  | 38 |
Total lease payments |  | 230 |
Less interest |  | (11) |
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 219 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918686-209980 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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