FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES - GAIN (LOSS) RECORDED IN AOCI IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Details) - Designated as Hedging Instrument - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	$ 0	$ (3)	$ (1)	$ 0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	(1)	2	0	2
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Hedges of Net Investments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	(1)	10	(3)	13
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Foreign exchange forward contracts \| Fair Value Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	0	1	1	(1)
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Interest rate swaps \| Cash Flow Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Interest rate swaps \| Fair Value Hedges
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	0	0	0	0
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	0	0	0	0
Cross currency basis swaps \| Hedges of Net Investments
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in AOCI	(10)	21	(9)	29
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI into Income (Expense)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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