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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMS - Fair Value of Pension Plan Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | $ 2,693 | $ 2,501 |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 569 | 501 |
Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 1,148 | 1,116 |
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 157 | 8 |
Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 756 | 802 |
Cash |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 63 | 74 |
Cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 399 | 297 |
Cash equivalents | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Cash equivalents | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 399 | 297 |
Cash equivalents | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Cash equivalents | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
U.S. government and government agency issues |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 96 | 46 |
U.S. government and government agency issues | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
U.S. government and government agency issues | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 96 | 46 |
U.S. government and government agency issues | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
U.S. government and government agency issues | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Corporate bonds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 265 | 310 |
Corporate bonds | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Corporate bonds | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 265 | 310 |
Corporate bonds | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Corporate bonds | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Common stock |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 345 | 296 |
Common stock | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 345 | 296 |
Common stock | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Common stock | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Common stock | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Mutual funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 211 | 340 |
Mutual funds | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 211 | 184 |
Mutual funds | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 156 |
Mutual funds | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Mutual funds | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Common/collective trust funds |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 834 | 790 |
Common/collective trust funds | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Common/collective trust funds | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 294 | 251 |
Common/collective trust funds | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Common/collective trust funds | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 540 | 539 |
Partnership investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 216 | 263 |
Partnership investments | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Partnership investments | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Partnership investments | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Partnership investments | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 216 | 263 |
Other holdings |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 264 | 85 |
Other holdings | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 13 | 21 |
Other holdings | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 94 | 56 |
Other holdings | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | 157 | 8 | $ 9
Other holdings | Fair Value, Measured at NAV |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair value of pension plan assets | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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