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EQUITY - Share Repurchase - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Apr. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Nov. 30, 2022 | Feb. 09, 2022
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase plan, authorized amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000
Payments for repurchase of common shares |  |  |  |  | $ 849,000,000 | $ 1,637,000,000 | $ 430,000,000 |  |
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount | $ 372,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 372,000,000 |  |  |  |
Retirement of common stock |  |  |  |  | 12,500,000 | 32,000,000 | 0 |  |
Treasury stock reissued (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 2,000,000 | 2,300,000 | 743,000 |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for repurchase of common shares |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000 | $ 1,600,000,000 | $ 400,000,000 |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 28,200,000 | 51,900,000 | 23,700,000 |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement, April 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase plan, authorized amount |  | $ 37,500,000 |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) | 1,700,000 | 1,100,000 |  | 2,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases, settlement payment |  | $ 37,500,000 |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Additional shares received (in shares) | 300,000 |  | 1,200,000 | 684,700 | 300,000 |  |  | 200,000 |
Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement, May 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase plan, authorized amount | $ 61,000,000 |  | $ 150,000,000 |  | $ 61,000,000 |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated share repurchases, settlement payment | $ 61,000,000 |  | $ 150,000,000 |  | $ 61,000,000 |  |  |  |

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