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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Cash received on stock transaction after deduction of issuance costs.

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Per share weighted-average price paid for shares purchased on open market for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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EQUITY AND REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Additional authorized repurchase amount			$ 750,000,000
Authorized repurchase amount	$ 1,250,000,000
Share repurchase authorization	86,000,000
Redeemable non-controlling interest, redemption feature, period		3 years
ATM Equity Offering
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Sale of stock, maximum aggregate gross sales price				$ 400,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of stock	$ 0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares repurchased	56,867
Average purchase price per share (in dollars per share)	$ 296.94
Amount related to tax withholdings associated with vesting of RSUs	$ 16,900,000