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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - Research and Development Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Research and Development [Abstract]
Product related research and development	$ 598	$ 573	$ 500
Quality assurance	18	31	29
Research and development	$ 616	$ 604	$ 529

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Research And Development Expense, Product Related

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Amount of expense for research and development. Excludes cost for computer software product to be sold, leased, or otherwise marketed, writeoff of research and development assets acquired in transaction other than business combination or joint venture formation or both, and write-down of intangible asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, used in research and development activity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 730
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482916/730-10-50-1

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