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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Sep. 29, 2023	Jun. 01, 2022	May 10, 2022	Jun. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 22,388,000,000					$ 20,766,000,000
Principal amount outstanding	$ 21,006,000,000					19,110,000,000
Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of shares held	88.00%		88.00%
Bausch + Lomb | XIIDRA® And Certain Other Ophthalmology Assets Acquisition
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid		$ 1,750,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 4,565,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due November 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					1,500,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 2,500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 2,279,000,000					2,392,000,000
Annual amortization rate, percentage				5.00%
Remaining mandatory quarterly amortization payments				$ 125,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments	375,000,000
Principal amount outstanding	2,312,000,000					2,437,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | Base Rate Factor, SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.00%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				5.25%
Variable rate, if rate not ascertainable (as a percent)				1.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				4.25%
New Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio				7.60
Senior Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses				100.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt				100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow				50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments				100.00%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 2,500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	2,426,000,000					2,439,000,000
Annual amortization rate, percentage				1.00%
Remaining mandatory quarterly amortization payments				$ 25,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments	81,000,000
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Principal amount outstanding	$ 2,462,000,000					2,488,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	8.71%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 | Base Rate Factor, SOFR | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.50%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 | SOFR Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				3.25%
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)				0.10%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 | Base Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				2.25%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 | Base Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.50%
Term Loan B Due September 2028 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 487,000,000					0
Annual amortization rate, percentage				1.00%
Remaining mandatory quarterly amortization payments				$ 5,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments	23,000,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Principal amount outstanding	$ 499,000,000	$ 500,000,000				0
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	9.36%
Term Loan B Due September 2028 | SOFR Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				4.00%
Term Loan B Due September 2028 | SOFR Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.00%
Term Loan B Due September 2028 | Base Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				3.00%
Term Loan B Due September 2028 | Base Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.00%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 And Term Loan B Due September 2028 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.015%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 And Term Loan B Due September 2028 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.475%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 And Term Loan B Due September 2028 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.015%
Term Loan B Due May 2027 And Term Loan B Due September 2028 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.475%
Revolving Credit Facility | 2023 Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,225,000,000
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold					91 days
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold					$ 1,000,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 975,000,000
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold				91 days
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold				$ 1,000,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 0					470,000,000
Incremental credit facility borrowings				$ 1,000,000,000
Incremental borrowings interest rate				40.00%
Interest coverage ratio (not less than)				2.00
Principal amount outstanding	0					470,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio				3.50
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio (not greater than)				6.50
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments, percentage				0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments, percentage				0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.00%
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)				0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)				0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | EURIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				3.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				4.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR, CDOR and EURIBOR Rates | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				4.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR, CDOR and EURIBOR Rates | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				5.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	275,000,000					0
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Principal amount outstanding	275,000,000					$ 0
Remaining availability	$ 199,000,000
Facility fee (as a percent)				0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments, percentage				0.11%
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	8.19%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments, percentage				0.275%
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	8.21%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)				0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate				2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan B Due May 2027 And Term Loan B Due September 2028 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses				100.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt				100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow				50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments				100.00%
Letter of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 23,000,000
Letter of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 26,000,000

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