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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Asset allocations (Details)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	100.00%	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	100.00%	100.00%
Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	100.00%	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	100.00%	100.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	10.80%	38.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	10.00%	37.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | United States | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	5.00%	30.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | United States | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	15.00%	45.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	39.20%	38.10%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	39.00%	41.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	25.00%	25.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	48.00%	48.00%
US Treasury and Government | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	36.10%	22.20%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	34.00%	24.00%
US Treasury and Government | United States | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	0.00%
US Treasury and Government | United States | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	40.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	25.70%	6.70%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	40.00%	8.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | United States | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	0.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | United States | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	40.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	4.50%	5.90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	1.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	1.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	37.00%	37.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	7.60%	15.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	7.00%	14.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	3.00%	9.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	13.00%	19.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	43.50%	40.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	48.00%	44.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	26.00%	26.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	65.00%	65.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	69.40%	44.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	81.00%	46.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	48.00%	46.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	48.00%	45.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	19.00%	14.80%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	8.00%	16.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	3.00%	9.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	13.00%	23.00%
Real Estate Funds | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	4.40%	4.80%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	5.00%	6.00%
Real Estate Funds | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	2.00%	2.00%
Real Estate Funds | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	8.00%	8.00%
Other Investments [Member] | United States
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	0.80%	2.10%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	1.00%	1.00%
Other Investments [Member] | United States | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	0.00%
Other Investments [Member] | United States | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	0.00%	5.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	3.50%	5.20%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	3.00%	3.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	3.00%	3.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	13.00%	12.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Total investments	4.90%	5.40%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	5.00%	5.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	5.00%	5.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities	5.00%	5.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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