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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

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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