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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	May 10, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jan. 18, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)		101.00%
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)		101.00%
Repurchased debt, aggregate principal amount			$ 481,000,000
Unsecured Debt | 9.00% Senior Notes due December 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased debt, aggregate principal amount				$ 370,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				9.00%
Debt covenant, redemption and discharge condition, amount, if circumstances met				$ 7,000,000,000
Unsecured Debt | 6.125% Senior Notes Due April 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		6.125%
Redemption price (as a percent)	101.021%

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