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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Narrative (Details) |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 02, 2026 USD ($) | Jun. 26, 2025 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2023 USD ($) | May 10, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Jun. 26, 2025 EUR (€) | Nov. 01, 2024 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 5,107,000,000 | $ 4,841,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 5,048,000,000 | $ 4,784,000,000 |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  |  | 7.70% | 7.95% |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
XIIDRA Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration paid |  |  | $ 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum aggregate amount of loans outstanding of total commitments, percent |  |  |  |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |
Maximum first lien net leverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 5.75 |  |  |  |
Minimum interest coverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 5.50 |  |  |  |
May 2027 Term Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, principal amount |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Term (in years) |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 2,437,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2,410,000,000 |  |  |
May 2027 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
May 2027 Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Debt | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | 0 | 110,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 110,000,000 |  |  |
May 2027 Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term (in years) |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term (in years) |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 7.72% |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 489,000,000 | 494,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | 483,000,000 | 486,000,000 |  |  |
Annual amortization rate |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly amortization payments |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining quarterly amortization payments |  |  |  |  | 13,000,000 |  |  |  |
September 2028 Term Facility | Secured Debt | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Annual amortization rate | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly amortization payments | $ 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 2027 Incremental Term Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |
First lien net leverage ratio, maximum, period one |  |  |  |  | 5.25 |  |  |  |
First lien net leverage ratio, maximum, period two |  |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  |
May 2027 Incremental Term Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 400,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | 0 | 396,000,000 |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 664,000,000 |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR, EURIBOR, and SONIA Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR, EURIBOR, and SONIA Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.48% |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | SOFR, EURIBOR, and SONIA Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 6.58% |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 36,000,000 |  |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 | 0 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 | 0 |  |  |
June 2030 Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  |  |  | 7.97% |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 4.25% |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate |  |  |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, principal amount |  | $ 2,325,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | $ 2,313,000,000 | 0 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | 2,282,000,000 | 0 |  |  |
Annual amortization rate |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Quarterly amortization payments |  |  |  | $ 23,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Remaining quarterly amortization payments |  |  |  |  | 116,000,000 |  |  |  |
January 2031 Term Facility | Secured Debt | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, principal amount | $ 2,802,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
May 2027 Term Facility and September 2028 Term Facility | Secured Debt | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of annual excess cash flow |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured 8.375% Notes Due October 2028 | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, principal amount |  |  | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  |  | 8.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage to change in control |  |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  |  | 108.375% |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured 8.375% Notes Due October 2028 | Secured Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Secured Notes | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, principal amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 675,000,000 |
Long-term debt borrowings |  |  |  |  | 793,000,000 | 0 |  |  |
Long-term debt issued and outstanding |  |  |  |  | $ 782,000,000 | $ 0 |  |  |
Variable rate |  | 3.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, interest rate |  | 5.87% |  |  |  |  |  | 5.87% |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 101.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floor |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Secured Notes | Secured Debt | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price percentage to change in control |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Secured Notes | Secured Debt | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price, percentage |  | 103.875% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Secured Notes | Secured Debt | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Secured Notes | Secured Debt | Base Rate | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
January 2031 Secured Notes | Secured Debt | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate | 3.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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