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REVENUES - Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 161	$ 134
Contract liabilities	87	66
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract assets	98	70
Other non-current assets
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract assets	63	64
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract liabilities	43	32
Other non-current liabilities
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract liabilities	44	34
Contract manufacturing services
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract assets	72	47
Software sales
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract assets	39	40
Bundled equipment and consumable medical products contracts
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items]
Contract assets	$ 50	$ 47

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