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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Asset allocations (Details) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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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 | 2.10% | 10.80%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 2.00% | 10.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 35.00% | 15.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 27.30% | 39.20%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 30.00% | 39.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 19.00% | 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 | 38.00% | 48.00%
US Treasury and Government | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 5.50% | 36.10%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 5.00% | 34.00%
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% | 0.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 22.40% | 25.70%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 22.00% | 40.00%
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% | 0.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 4.00% | 4.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 1.00% | 0.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 1.00% | 0.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 29.00% | 37.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 7.60% | 7.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 8.00% | 7.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 3.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 35.00% | 13.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 52.60% | 43.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 54.00% | 48.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 36.00% | 26.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 67.00% | 65.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 35.50% | 69.40%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 35.00% | 81.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 56.80% | 48.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 55.00% | 48.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 13.50% | 19.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 14.00% | 8.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 3.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 35.00% | 13.00%
Real Estate Funds | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 4.00% | 4.40%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 4.00% | 5.00%
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 | 7.00% | 8.00%
Other Investments [Member] | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments |  | 0.80%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 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%
Other Investments [Member] | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 0.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 5.00% | 3.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 4.00% | 3.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 4.00% | 3.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 11.00% | 13.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 6.90% | 4.90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 7.00% | 5.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 7.00% | 5.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 7.00% | 5.00%
Cash Equivalents | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 48.90% |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 49.00% |
Cash Equivalents | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% |
Cash Equivalents | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% |

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