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COMMON STOCK - Schedule of Accelerated Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Oct. 01, 2022
Initial Delivery Of Shares Settled January 2022
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Amount Paid							$ 250,000,000.0
Shares Received (in shares)							1.9
Initial delivery, price per Share (in dollars per share)							$ 104.87
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value							80.00%
January 2022 Stock Repurchase Program Shares Sold In February 2022
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Shares Received (in shares)						2.3
Final Settlement Average Price per Share (in dollars per share)						$ 110.31
Initial Delivery Of Shares Settled October 2022
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Amount Paid								$ 750,000,000.0
Shares Received (in shares)					8.3
Initial delivery, price per Share (in dollars per share)					$ 72.43
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value					80.00%
October 2022 Stock Repurchase Program Shares Sold In December 2022
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Shares Received (in shares)				10.3
Final Settlement Average Price per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 72.91
Initial Delivery Of Shares Settled February 2023
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Amount Paid			$ 200,000,000.0
Shares Received (in shares)			2.0
Initial delivery, price per Share (in dollars per share)			$ 80.44
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value			80.00%
February 2023 Stock Repurchase Program, Shares Sold In March 2023
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Shares Received (in shares)		2.5
Final Settlement Average Price per Share (in dollars per share)		$ 79.28
Initial Delivery Of Shares Settled December 2023
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Amount Paid	$ 400,000,000.0
Shares Received (in shares)	4.6
Initial delivery, price per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 70.31
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value	80.00%
December 2023 Stock Repurchase Program, Shares Sold In December 2023
Accelerated Share Repurchase
Shares Received (in shares)	5.3
Final Settlement Average Price per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 72.91

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