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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Narrative (Details)	May 03, 2022 USD ($)	May 02, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2021 USD ($)	May 07, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 21, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	May 04, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 21, 2020 EUR (€)
Accounts Receivable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from sale of transferred receivables						$ 0			$ 0
Letter of Credit Subfacility Maturing 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						204,000,000		$ 193,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings						$ 0		$ 0
4.700% Notes Maturing 2032 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000					$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		4.70%					4.70%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		101.00%
2.400% Notes Maturing 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage										2.40%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage			101.00%
4.850% Notes Maturing 2021 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			4.85%
4.60% Notes Maturing 2050 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				4.60%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage				101.00%
0.50% Notes Maturing 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 540,000,000						€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					0.50%						0.50%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage					101.00%
Fifth Amended and Restated Long-Term Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,500,000,000
Debt instrument, decrease in basis spread on variable rate	0.125%
Minimum coverage ration for debt covenant	3.0
Fifth Amended and Restated Long-Term Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Interest Rate Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Fifth Amended and Restated Long-Term Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR spread adjustment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.10%
Fifth Amended and Restated Long-Term Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.00%