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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS Asset allocations (Details) | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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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 | 4.00% | 2.10%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 4.00% | 2.00%
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% | 0.00%
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% | 35.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 19.70% | 27.30%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 21.00% | 30.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 12.00% | 19.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 29.00% | 38.00%
US Treasury and Government | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 17.30% | 5.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 17.00% | 5.00%
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%
US Treasury and Government | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 0.80% | 0.20%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 1.00% | 0.00%
US Treasury and Government | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 0.00%
US Treasury and Government | Foreign Plan [Member] | 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 | 40.50% | 22.40%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 41.00% | 22.00%
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 | 3.20% | 4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 1.00% | 1.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 1.00% | 1.00%
Corporate Debt Securities | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 31.00% | 29.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments |  | 7.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 8.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 0.00%
Other Debt Obligations | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 35.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 63.70% | 52.60%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 67.00% | 54.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 48.00% | 36.00%
Other Debt Obligations | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 78.00% | 67.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 57.80% | 35.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 58.00% | 35.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Debt Security | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 67.70% | 56.80%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 69.00% | 55.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments |  | 13.50%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 14.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 0.00%
Real Estate Funds | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities |  | 35.00%
Real Estate Funds | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 4.00% | 4.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 2.00% | 4.00%
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% | 7.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 1.50% | 5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 1.00% | 4.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 4.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 8.00% | 11.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 7.10% | 6.90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 7.00% | 7.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 7.00% | 7.00%
Insurance product | Foreign Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 7.00% | 7.00%
Cash Equivalents | United States |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Total investments | 38.20% | 48.90%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 38.00% | 49.00%
Cash Equivalents | United States | Minimum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 0.00%
Cash Equivalents | United States | Maximum [Member] |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities | 0.00% | 0.00%

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