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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2023
Research and Development [Abstract] |
Summary of research and development | Quality assurance are the costs incurred to meet evolving customer and regulatory standards. Research and development costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 consist of:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Product related research and development |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 151 |  |  | $ | 141 |
Quality assurance |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 11 |
Research and development |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 152 |

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