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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Components of Income Before Income Taxes from Operations | The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
United States |  | $ | (109) |  |  | $ | (110) |  |  | $ | (279) |
Foreign |  | 49 |  |  | 455 |  |  | (679) |
|  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | 345 |  |  | $ | (958) |
Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Taxes from Operations | The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes from operations were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | $ | (5) |  |  | $ | (11) |  |  | $ | 10 |
U.S. state |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Foreign |  | 91 |  |  | 129 |  |  | 102 |
Total |  | $ | 87 |  |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 115 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  | $ | 46 |
U.S. state |  | (2) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (3) |
Foreign |  | (62) |  |  | (37) |  |  | (105) |
Total |  | $ | (64) |  |  | $ | (37) |  |  | $ | (62) |
|  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | 53 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Effective Rate | The reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the effective rate were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | % |  | 21.0 | %
Effect of: |  |  |  |  |  |
State income taxes, net of federal benefit |  | 2.3 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | (0.1) |
Federal benefit of R&D and foreign tax credits |  | 15.8 |  |  | (2.0) |  |  | 1.0 |
US other permanent differences |  | (5.6) |  |  | 0.8 |  |  | (0.1) |
Tax effect of international operations |  | 4.7 |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 1.4 |
Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI) |  | (10.9) |  |  | 3.7 |  |  | (1.1) |
Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII) |  | 9.9 |  |  | (0.1) |  |  | — |
Net effect of tax audit activity |  | (6.9) |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | (1.0) |
Tax effect of enacted statutory rate changes on Non-U.S. jurisdictions |  | (0.2) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.3 |
Federal tax on unremitted earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries |  | (4.6) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | (0.1) |
Valuation allowance adjustments |  | (12.9) |  |  | (1.3) |  |  | (5.7) |
U.S. tax reform - net impacts |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |
Tax effect of impairment of goodwill and intangibles |  | (51.0) |  |  | (0.2) |  |  | (22.2) |
Other |  | 0.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | 0.7 |
Effective income tax rate on operations |  | (38.3 | %) |  | 23.8 | % |  | (5.5 | %)
Schedule of Tax Effect of Significant Temporary Differences Giving Rise to Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | The tax effect of significant temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
(in millions) |  | Deferred Tax Asset |  | Deferred Tax Liability |  | Deferred Tax Asset |  | Deferred Tax Liability
Commission and bonus accrual |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | — |
Employee benefit accruals |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |
Inventory |  | 25 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Identifiable intangible assets |  | — |  |  | 613 |  |  | — |  |  | 631 |
Insurance premium accruals |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Miscellaneous accruals |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 21 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Unrealized losses included in AOCI |  | 98 |  |  | — |  |  | 46 |  |  | — |
Property, plant and equipment |  | — |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | 50 |
Lease right-of-use asset |  | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |
Lease right-of-use liability |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 40 |  |  | — |
Product warranty accruals |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Foreign tax credit and R&D carryforward |  | 60 |  |  | — |  |  | 73 |  |  | — |
Restructuring and other cost accruals |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Sales and marketing accrual |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Taxes on unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Tax loss carryforwards and other tax attributes |  | 280 |  |  | — |  |  | 269 |  |  | — |
Subtotal |  | $ | 613 |  |  | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | 545 |  |  | $ | 725 |
Valuation allowances |  | (287) |  |  | — |  |  | (288) |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 326 |  |  | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | 257 |  |  | $ | 725 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet | Deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the following Consolidated Balance Sheets line items at December 31 were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Assets |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets, net |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  | $ | 393 |  |  | $ | 480 |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The activity recorded for unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of period |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 21 |
Gross change for prior-period positions |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Gross change for current year positions |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Decrease due to settlements and payments |  | — |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |
Decrease due to statute expirations |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Increase due to effect of foreign currency translation |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Decrease due to effect from foreign currency translation |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1) |
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of period |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 28 |

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