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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Revenue Recognition and Advertising Costs) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Term of subscription-based license agreements (in years)	1 year
Advertising costs	$ 164	$ 124	$ 104
Amortization period of deferred sales commissions	3 years

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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 720
-SubTopic 35
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420018&loc=d3e36677-107848

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