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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt Instrument Fair Value Basis Adjustment Attributable to Hedged Debt | As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the following amounts were recorded on the consolidated balance sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges included in the carrying amount of long-term debt:
|  |  |  |  | Hedge Accounting Basis Adjustment (a)
Balance Sheet Classification |  |  |  | March 31, 2021 |  |  |  | December 31, 2020
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  |  |  | $ | 51 |
(a) As of both March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the entire balance is associated with remaining unamortized hedging adjustments on discontinued relationships.
Schedule of Fair Value Hedge Accounting on the Statement of Operations | The following table presents the effect of fair value hedge accounting on the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
|  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
|  |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
|  | Other income (expense), net |  | Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |
Total for line item in which the effects of fair value hedges are recorded |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (16) |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on fair value hedging relationships: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hedged items (Long-term debt) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (69) |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  |  |  |

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