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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) | May 31, 2017 EUR (€)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Currency transaction and translation adjustment, net of tax |  | $ (320,000,000) | 367,000,000 | $ (95,000,000) |  |
Payments of derivative issuance costs |  |  | 173,000,000 |  |  |
1.30% Senior Notes due May 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | € |  |  |  |  |  | € 600,000,000
0.40% Senior Notes due May 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | € | € 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
1.3% Senior Notes due May 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | € | 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due 2031 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  | $ 650,000,000 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  | 851,000,000 | 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |
Net investment hedge |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated pre-tax unrealized translation losses in AOCI related to euro-denominated senior notes |  | 45,000,000 |  |  |  |
Net investment hedge | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Forward Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency transaction and translation adjustment, net of tax | € | € 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  | $ 377,000,000 | 345,000,000 |  |  |
Maximum length of time hedge in cash flow hedge |  | 12 months |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  |  | 550,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate contracts | Fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, notional amount |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |

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