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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - Recurring basis - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents | $ 24 | $ 76
Restricted cash and other settlement deposits | 11 | 1,537
Liabilities: |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 224 | 241
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 3 | 1
Liabilities: |  |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | 6 | 0
Cross-currency swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Bausch + Lomb |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 14 | 0
Level 1 |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents | 13 | 58
Restricted cash and other settlement deposits | 11 | 1,537
Liabilities: |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | 0 | 0
Level 1 | Cross-currency swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Bausch + Lomb |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Level 2 |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents | 11 | 18
Restricted cash and other settlement deposits | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 3 | 1
Liabilities: |  |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | 6 | 0
Level 2 | Cross-currency swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Bausch + Lomb |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 14 | 0
Level 3 |  |
Assets: |  |
Cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Restricted cash and other settlement deposits | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Acquisition-related contingent consideration | 224 | 241
Level 3 | Foreign currency exchange contracts | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | 0 | 0
Liabilities: |  |
Foreign currency exchange contracts | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Cross-currency swaps | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Net Investment Hedging | Bausch + Lomb |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivative assets | $ 0 | $ 0

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