FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES THAT ARE RECORDED AT FAIR VALUE AND CLASSIFIED BASED ON THE LOWEST LEVEL OF INPUT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 10	$ 5
Issuance of contingent consideration from business acquisition		9
Payments	(6)	(4)
Ending balance	4	10
Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	64	39
Liabilities	50	30
Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	0	0
Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	64	39
Liabilities	46	20
Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	4	10
Interest rate swaps
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		5
Liabilities		9
Interest rate swaps \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		0
Liabilities		0
Interest rate swaps \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		5
Liabilities		9
Interest rate swaps \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		0
Liabilities		0
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	34
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	34
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0
Cross currency basis swaps
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		4
Cross currency basis swaps \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		0
Cross currency basis swaps \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		4
Cross currency basis swaps \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets		0
Cross currency basis swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	26
Liabilities		7
Cross currency basis swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	0
Liabilities		0
Cross currency basis swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	26
Liabilities		7
Cross currency basis swaps \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	0
Liabilities		0
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	38	30
Liabilities	12	4
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	0	0
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	38	30
Liabilities	12	4
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Assets	0	0
Liabilities	0	0
Contingent considerations on acquisitions \| Fair Value, Recurring
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	4	10
Contingent considerations on acquisitions \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Contingent considerations on acquisitions \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	0	0
Contingent considerations on acquisitions \| Fair Value, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Liabilities	$ 4	$ 10

Fair value portion of probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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