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COMMON STOCK (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 25, 2024 $ / shares | Jan. 31, 2025 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) vote shares | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2025 shares | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) vote shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of votes per share | vote |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance pursuant to employee stock benefit plans (in shares) |  |  | 80,000,000 |  |  | 80,000,000 |  |
Common stock reserved for issuance and not granted pursuant to Employee stock benefit plans (in shares) |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |
Payments for repurchased common stock warrants | $ |  |  |  | $ 6 |  | $ 6 | $ 0 | $ 0
Repurchase of common stock | $ |  |  | $ 250 |  |  | $ 250 | $ 0 | $ 0
Accelerated share repurchases (in shares) |  |  | 6,795,787 |  |  |  |  |
Initial share repurchases, percentage of shares to be repurchased |  |  | 0.80 |  |  |  |  |
Closing price for share repurchases (in USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 29.43 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases (in shares) |  | 1,010,663 |  |  | 7,806,450 |  |  |
Average purchase price per share (in USD per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 32.02 |  |  |  |  |  |

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