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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS - Schedule of Dividends Declared and Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.87 | $ 1.62 | $ 1.60
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 941 | $ 732 | $ 679
October 25, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) | $ 0.48 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount | $ 249 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
February 9, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) | $ 0.03 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 26, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  | $ 0.43 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  | $ 219 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
February 9, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  | $ 0.03 | $ 0.03 | $ 0.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  | $ 15 | $ 15 | $ 205 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 26, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  | $ 0.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  | $ 208 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
February 9, 2022, Dividend 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.03 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  | $ 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
October 26, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  | $ 191 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
July 28, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 189 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
April 28, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 177 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
February 10, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.40 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
October 27, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.40 |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169 |  |  |  |  |  |
August 4, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.40 |  |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169 |  |  |  |  |
May 5, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.40 |  |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 169 |  |  |  |
February 12, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends Payable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Per share amount (in usd per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.40 |  |  |
Total amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 172 |  |  |

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