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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 05, 2022 | Jul. 19, 2022 | Jun. 21, 2022 | May 05, 2022 | Apr. 28, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 22, 2022 | May 31, 2014
Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares available for future grant (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 17,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.60 | $ 10.92 | $ 6.60 |  |
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised in the period |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 | $ 15 | $ 2 |  |
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 22 | 5 |  |
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be amortized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 6 months |  |  |  |
Fair value of stock options vested |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15 | 15 | 15 |  |
Incentive stock plan, term |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Exercised (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |
Stock options | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of stock options that will vest on the anniversaries from the date of grant |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |
Stock options | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of stock options that will vest on the anniversaries from the date of grant |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |  |
Stock options | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.84 |  |  |  |
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be amortized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 months 12 days |  |  |  |
Exercised (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Time-Based RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 94 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be amortized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 8 months 12 days |  |  |  |
Total fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 80 | $ 69 | $ 66 |  |
Granted, one-time award (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,400,000 |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11.44 |  |  |  |
Time-Based RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be amortized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year 6 months |  |  |  |
Granted, one-time award (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16.70 |  |  |  |
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be amortized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 months 24 days |  |  |  |
Total fair value |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31 |  |  |  |
Granted, one-time award (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 369,000 |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.40 |  |  |  |
Maximum common shares issuable upon vesting (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,104,000 |  |  |  |
ROTC Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9.40 |  |  |  |
TSR Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted, one-time award (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Non-Executive Eligible Recipients | Options and RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive stock plan, grants in period (in shares) |  |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certain Employees | Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4 |  |  |  |
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period over which unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be amortized |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 months 12 days |  |  |  |
2014 Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000
Common shares available for issuance (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000
Number of additional shares available for issuance (in shares) |  |  | 11,500,000 |  | 13,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares available for future grant (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,226,000 |  |  |  |
2014 Plan, Retention RSU Grant | Certain Executive Officers and Other Members of Leadership | RSUs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Plan, Retention RSU Grant | Certain Executive Officers and Other Members of Leadership | RSUs | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Plan, Retention RSU Grant | Certain Executive Officers and Other Members of Leadership | RSUs | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 Plan, Retention RSU Grant | Certain Executive Officers and Other Members of Leadership | RSUs | Vesting Period Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Executive Officer, Excluding The Chief Executive Officer | Options and RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Involuntary termination, program criteria, if circumstances met, anniversary period |  |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Executive Officer | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granted, one-time award (in shares) |  |  |  | 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Executive Officer | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive stock plan, award type, percent |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Executive Officer | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive stock plan, award type, percent |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Chief Executive Officer | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Involuntary termination, program criteria, if circumstances met, anniversary period |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Involuntary termination, program criteria, if circumstances met, exercisable period following the anniversary period |  | 2 years |  |  |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |
Involuntary termination program criteria, if circumstances met, number of shares that will remain eligible to vest (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,248,496 |
IPO Founders Grants | Chief Executive Officer | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Involuntary termination, program criteria, if circumstances met, anniversary period |  | 2 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Involuntary termination program criteria, if circumstances met, number of shares that will vest (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 315,592 |
IPO Founders Grants | Non-Executive Eligible Recipients | Options and RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive stock plan, grants in period (in shares) |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Non-Executive Eligible Recipients | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Non-Executive Eligible Recipients | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IPO Founders Grants | Non-Executive Eligible Recipients | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum shares authorized (in shares) |  |  |  | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incentive stock plan, term |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | Stock options | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  | 33.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Retention Program | Executive Officer And Certain Other Employees, Excluding The Chief Executive Officer | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |
Granted, one-time award (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 850,000 |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Retention Program | Executive Officer And Certain Other Employees, Excluding The Chief Executive Officer | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Retention Program | Executive Officer And Certain Other Employees, Excluding The Chief Executive Officer | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |
2022 Omnibus Incentive Plan, Retention Program | Executive Officer And Certain Other Employees, Excluding The Chief Executive Officer | RSUs | Bausch + Lomb | Vesting Period Three |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of vesting rights |  |  |  |  |  | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |

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