FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - GAIN (LOSS) RECORDED IN AOCI IN THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Apr. 07, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	$ 48
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cross currency basis swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		$ (1)
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		3	$ (18)	$ (17)
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		(7)	(2)	(1)
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		2	4	2
Recognized in Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest rate swaps \| Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		0	(16)	(11)
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		(4)	(4)	(2)
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		0		0
Recognized in Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Cost of products sold
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		3	(2)	(6)
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		(3)	2	1
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		2	4	2
Recognized in Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Hedges of Net Investments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		23	(20)	18
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		1	6	22
Recognized in Income (Expense)		6	9	8
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Hedges of Net Investments \| Cross currency basis swaps \| Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		13	(26)	9
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)		6	9	8
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Hedges of Net Investments \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Other expense (income), net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		10	6	9
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		1	6	22
Recognized in Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Fair Value Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		(1)	(3)	3
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		1	3	3
Recognized in Income (Expense)		24	0	0
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Fair Value Hedges \| Interest rate swaps \| Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		0
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		0
Recognized in Income (Expense)		1
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Fair Value Hedges \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Interest expense, net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) in AOCI		(1)	(3)	3
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)		0	0	0
Ineffective Portion Recognized in Income (Expense)		1	3	3
Recognized in Income (Expense)		23	0	0
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in Income (Expense)		(9)	7	(3)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Other expense (income), net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Recognized in Income (Expense)		$ (9)	$ 7	$ (3)

Amount of increase (decrease) in the fair value of derivatives recognized in the income statement.

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