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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023
Research and Development [Abstract] |
Summary of research and development | Research and development costs consist of:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions) |  | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Product related research and development |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | 125 |  |  | $ | 430 |  |  | $ | 366 |
Quality assurance |  | 7 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 21 |
|  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 387 |

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