Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS - Schedule of Dividends Declared and Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions													12 Months Ended
	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