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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Debt Instrument Fair Value Basis Adjustment Attributable to Hedged Debt | As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 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 |  |  |  | June 30, 2024 |  |  |  | December 31, 2023
Long-term debt |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  |  | $ | 13 |
(a) As of both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the entire balance is associated with remaining unamortized hedging adjustments on discontinued relationships.

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