FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - GAIN (LOSS) RECORDED IN AOCI IN THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	$ 3	$ 6	$ 3	$ 3
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	1	(3)	1	(8)
Recognized in Income (Expense)	0	0	0	1
Cash Flow Hedges \| Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	3	6	3	3
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	1	(2)	3	(4)
Recognized in Income (Expense)	0	0	0	1
Cash Flow Hedges \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	(1)	(2)	(4)
Recognized in Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Hedges of Net Investments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	29	3	71	13
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)	2	1	5	5
Hedges of Net Investments \| Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	11	4	24	7
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)	0	0	1	0
Hedges of Net Investments \| Cross currency basis swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	18	(1)	47	6
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)	2	1	4	5
Fair Value Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	(1)	0	(2)	0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)	12	7	37	19
Fair Value Hedges \| Foreign exchange forward contracts
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	(1)	0	(2)	0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)	13	6	37	18
Fair Value Hedges \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (Loss) recognized in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Recognized in Income (Expense)	$ (1)	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1

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

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Amount, before tax and after reclassification, of gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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