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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Research and Development [Abstract] |
Schedule of research and development costs | The following table presents the Company’s gross and net expenditures on R&D activities:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
(in millions) | 2021 |  | 2020 |  |  |  |
Gross R&D expenditures | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 118 |  |  |  |  |
Customer reimbursements | (17) |  |  | (9) |  |  |  |  |
Net R&D expenditures | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  |  |  |

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