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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
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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