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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | May 10, 2022 | Jun. 01, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | $ 21,215,000,000 | $ 22,654,000,000
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 19,574,000,000 | 22,870,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 1,225,000,000 |  |
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold |  |  | 91 days |  |
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | 0 | 285,000,000
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 0 | 285,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  | 4,565,000,000 |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | 0 | 2,772,000,000
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 0 | 2,829,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due November 2025 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | 0 | 984,000,000
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 0 | 994,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 975,000,000 |  |  |
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold |  | 91 days |  |  |
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | 450,000,000 | 0
Threshold for incremental borrowings |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |
Incremental borrowings interest rate |  | 40.00% |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio (not less than) |  | 2.00 |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 450,000,000 | 0
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | 2,419,000,000 | 0
Annual amortization rate (as a percent) |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Quarterly amortization payments |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |
Remaining quarterly amortization payments | $ 531,000,000 |  |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | 2,469,000,000 | 0
New Restated Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total leverage ratio |  | 760.00% |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facilities |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Percentage of annual excess cash flow |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | 2,442,000,000 | 0
Annual amortization rate (as a percent) |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Quarterly amortization payments |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |
Remaining quarterly amortization payments |  |  |  | 113,000,000 |
Term |  | 5 years |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | $ 2,494,000,000 | 0
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent) |  |  |  | 6.10% |
Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |
Amount drawn under credit facility |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Percentage of annual excess cash flow |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments |  | 100.00% |  |  |
Term |  | 5 years |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Facility fee (as a percent) |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Secured Notes | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Secured leverage ratio (not greater than) |  | 3.50 |  |  |
Unsecured Notes | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total leverage ratio (not greater than) |  | 6.50 |  |  |
Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  | 0.11% |  |  |
Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  | 0.275% |  |  |
Base Rate Factor, SOFR | Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Base Rate Factor, SOFR | Minimum | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.50% |  |  |
Federal Funds | Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.50% |  |  |
SOFR Rate | Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 5.25% |  |  |
Variable rate, if rate not ascertainable (as a percent) |  | 1.50% |  |  |
SOFR Rate | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 3.25% |  |  |
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent) |  | 0.10% |  |  |
SOFR Rate | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent) |  | 0.10% |  |  |
SOFR Rate | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.00% |  |  |
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent) |  | 0.10% |  |  |
SOFR Rate | Minimum | Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.50% |  |  |
SOFR Rate | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent) |  | 0.25% |  |  |
EURIBOR | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.00% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.00% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 3.75% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.015% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.75% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 4.25% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.475% |  |  |
U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.75% |  |  |
Base Rate | Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 4.25% |  |  |
Base Rate | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 2.25% |  |  |
Base Rate | Minimum | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.50% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR and EURIBOR Rates | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 4.75% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR and EURIBOR Rates | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 5.25% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 0.00% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Minimum | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.015% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.75% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Maximum | Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 1.475% |  |  |
SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate (as a percent) |  | 2.75% |  |  |

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