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LEASES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule Of Lease By Asset Type

The Company's assets and liabilities for its lease agreements as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Leases						Balance Sheet Classification						2020						2019
Assets
Operating						Operating lease right-of-use assets						$	604					$	518
Finance						Property, plant and equipment, net (a)						22						35
Total lease assets												$	626					$	553
Liabilities
Current:
Operating						Current portion of long-term operating lease liabilities						$	141					$	145
Finance						Current portion of long-term debt						2						3
Non-current:
Operating						Long-term operating lease liabilities						499						413
Finance						Long-term debt						25						30
Total lease liabilities												$	667					$	591

(a) Finance lease assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were recorded net of accumulated amortization of $14 million and $24 million, respectively.

Lease, Cost

Components of lease cost for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Lease cost						2020						2019
Operating lease cost (a)						$	300					$	294
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets						6						7
Interest on lease liabilities						3						3
Net lease cost						$	309					$	304

(a) Includes short-term leases and variable lease costs (primarily usage-based maintenance fees and utilities related to real estate leases and certain equipment-related and vehicle-related costs) of $120 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

The maturity of the Company's lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 is as follows:

Maturity of lease liabilities						Operating leases						Finance leases						Total
2021						$	160					$	4					$	164
2022						140						3						143
2023						122						3						125
2024						87						3						90
2025						57						3						60
Thereafter						153						28						181
Total lease payments						719						44						763
Less: Interest						79						17						96
Present value of lease liabilities						$	640					$	27					$	667

Finance Lease, Liability, Maturity

The maturity of the Company's lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 is as follows:

Maturity of lease liabilities						Operating leases						Finance leases						Total
2021						$	160					$	4					$	164
2022						140						3						143
2023						122						3						125
2024						87						3						90
2025						57						3						60
Thereafter						153						28						181
Total lease payments						719						44						763
Less: Interest						79						17						96
Present value of lease liabilities						$	640					$	27					$	667

Schedule of Lease Term and Discount Rate

Lease term and discount rate as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Lease term and discount rate			2020						2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases			6						5
Finance leases			13						12
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases			3.2		%				3.4		%
Finance leases			8.1		%				8.7		%

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