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LEASES AND COMMITMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Leases [Abstract] |
Schedule of Operating Lease Assets and Lease Liabilities | The following table presents the lease assets and lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024:
|  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Assets | Balance Sheet Location |  |  |
Operating leases | Other non-current assets | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 177 |
Finance leases | Property, plant and equipment, net | 16 |  |  | 20 |
Total lease assets |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 197 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |
Operating leases | Other current liabilities | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Finance leases | Notes payable and other short-term debt | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Non-current |  |  |  |
Operating leases | Other non-current liabilities | 122 |  |  | 144 |
Finance leases | Long-term debt | 16 |  |  | 20 |
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | 205 |
Schedule of Lease, Cost | The following table presents lease obligations arising from obtaining leased assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
| December 31,
(in millions) | 2025 |  | 2024
Operating leases | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 66 |
Finance leases | — |  |  | 2 |
Total lease obligations | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 68 |
The following table presents the terms and discount rates:
| December 31,
| 2025 |  | 2024
Weighted average remaining lease term (years) |  |  |
Operating leases | 8 |  | 8
Finance leases | 7 |  | 7
Weighted average discount rate |  |  |
Operating leases | 5.8 | % |  | 5.7 | %
Finance leases | 6.5 | % |  | 6.3 | %
Schedule of Maturity of Operating Lease Liabilities | The following table presents the maturity of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025:
(in millions) | Operating leases |  | Finance leases
2026 | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 4 |
2027 | 31 |  |  | 4 |
2028 | 25 |  |  | 4 |
2029 | 20 |  |  | 2 |
2030 | 15 |  |  | 2 |
After 2030 | 74 |  |  | 7 |
Total (undiscounted) lease payments | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 23 |
Less: Imputed interest | 46 |  |  | 5 |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | 18 |
Schedule of Maturity of Finance Lease Liabilities | The following table presents the maturity of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025:
(in millions) | Operating leases |  | Finance leases
2026 | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 4 |
2027 | 31 |  |  | 4 |
2028 | 25 |  |  | 4 |
2029 | 20 |  |  | 2 |
2030 | 15 |  |  | 2 |
After 2030 | 74 |  |  | 7 |
Total (undiscounted) lease payments | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 23 |
Less: Imputed interest | 46 |  |  | 5 |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | 18 |

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