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RESTRUCTURING (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The following table represents restructuring expenses by reportable segment for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023. Refer to Note 24, “Reportable Segments and Related Information” of the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional details.
(in millions) | Turbos & Thermal Technologies |  | Drivetrain & Morse Systems |  | PowerDrive Systems |  | Battery & Charging Systems |  | Corporate |  | Total
Year ended December 31, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Other | 5 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 23 |
Total restructuring expense | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 101 |
Year ended December 31, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 43 |
Other | 18 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |
Total restructuring expense | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 74 |
Year ended December 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee termination benefits | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 70 |
Other | 7 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Total restructuring expense | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 79 |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve of Roll Forward of the Restructuring Liability | The following table displays a roll forward of the restructuring liability recorded within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related cash flow activity:
(in millions) | Employee termination benefits |  | Other |  | Total
Balance at January 1, 2025 | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 44 |
Restructuring expense, net | 78 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 101 |
Cash payments | (76) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (92) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Balance at December 31, 2025 | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 54 |
Less: Non-current restructuring liability | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Current restructuring liability at December 31, 2025 | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 48 |

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