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PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PROGRAMS - Funded Status Percentage of Company's Pension Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Funded status percentage of the company's pension plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 2,693	$ 2,501
PBO	$ 3,378
Funded status percentage	80.00%
Qualified Pension Plan | United States
Funded status percentage of the company's pension plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 1,846
PBO	$ 2,097
Funded status percentage	88.00%
Qualified Pension Plan | International plans
Funded status percentage of the company's pension plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 847
PBO	$ 760
Funded status percentage	111.00%
Non Qualified Pension Plan | United States
Funded status percentage of the company's pension plans
PBO	$ 197
Non Qualified Pension Plan | International plans
Funded status percentage of the company's pension plans
PBO	$ 324

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Defined benefit plan fair value of plan assets and collateral to be paid on loaned securities.

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Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to service rendered by employee for defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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Percentage of plan assets to benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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