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EARNINGS PER SHARE - Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Millions | Oct. 01, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |  |
Performance shares excluded from diluted earnings per share (in shares) |  | 0.8 | 0.2
Diluted shares from earnings (in shares) | 9.0 |  |
Delphi Technologies |  |  |
Earnings Per Share, Basic, by Common Class, Including Two Class Method [Line Items] |  |  |
Issued acquisition (in shares) | 37.0 |  |

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