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Extinguishment Of Debt, Third Party Fees

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Exchange Offer (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 10, 2022	Jun. 08, 2021	May 26, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	$ (64,000,000)	$ (38,000,000)	$ (27,000,000)				$ 875,000,000	$ (62,000,000)	$ (59,000,000)
Bausch + Lomb
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						89.00%	89.00%
Bausch + Lomb \| Intermediate Holdco
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Ownership percentage						38.60%	38.60%
Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt					$ 570,000,000
Third party fees					$ 25,000,000
Exchange Offer \| Bausch + Lomb \| Intermediate Holdco
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Ownership percentage				38.60%	38.60%
Senior Unsecured Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged						$ 927,000,000	$ 927,000,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt				$ 570,000,000		$ 369,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged				5,594,000,000	$ 5,594,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 9.25% Senior Notes due 2026
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						9.25%	9.25%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 9.25% Senior Notes due 2026 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged				$ 752,000,000	$ 752,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				9.25%	9.25%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 8.50% Senior Notes due 2027
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						8.50%	8.50%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 8.50% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged				$ 1,099,000,000	$ 1,099,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				8.50%	8.50%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes due 2028
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						5.00%	5.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 5.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged				$ 710,000,000	$ 710,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				5.00%	5.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 7.00% Senior Notes due 2028
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						7.00%	7.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 7.00% Senior Notes due 2028 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged				$ 540,000,000	$ 540,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				7.00%	7.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 7.25% Senior Notes due 2029
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						7.25%	7.25%
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 7.25% Senior Notes due 2029 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of debt exchanged				$ 373,000,000	$ 373,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				7.25%	7.25%
Senior Secured Notes \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 3,125,000,000	$ 3,125,000,000
Reduction of outstanding principal				2,469,000,000	2,469,000,000
Debt instrument, premium				1,835,000,000	1,835,000,000
Senior Secured Notes \| 11.00% First Lien Senior Notes Due September 2028
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						11.00%	11.00%
Senior Secured Notes \| 11.00% First Lien Senior Notes Due September 2028 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,774,000,000	$ 1,774,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				11.00%	11.00%
Senior Secured Notes \| 14.00% Second Lien Senior Notes2 Due October 2030
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						14.00%	14.00%
Senior Secured Notes \| 14.00% Second Lien Senior Notes2 Due October 2030 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 352,000,000	$ 352,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				14.00%	14.00%
Senior Secured Notes \| 9.00% Intermediate Holdco Senior Notes Due January 2028
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)						9.00%	9.00%
Senior Secured Notes \| 9.00% Intermediate Holdco Senior Notes Due January 2028 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 999,000,000	$ 999,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)				9.00%	9.00%