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Represents the percentage of annual excess cash flow with any excess amounts after the prepayment of the loans.

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Represents the percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset (losses) which is payable as mandatory prepayment.

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Represents the percentage of net cash proceeds from the incurrence of debt payable as mandatory prepayments.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Sep. 29, 2023	May 10, 2022	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 01, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Jun. 01, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 20,480,000,000			$ 20,480,000,000		$ 21,006,000,000
Long-term debt	$ 21,616,000,000			21,616,000,000		22,388,000,000
Bausch + Lomb \| XIIDRA Acquisition
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash consideration paid		$ 1,750,000,000
Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of shares held	88.00%
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
Principal Amount	$ 2,187,000,000			2,187,000,000		2,312,000,000
Long-term debt	2,166,000,000			2,166,000,000		2,279,000,000
Annual amortization rate, percentage			5.00%
Remaining mandatory quarterly amortization payments			$ 125,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments				250,000,000
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 \| Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			0.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 \| SOFR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			5.25%
Variable rate, if rate not ascertainable			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%
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%
New Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio			7.60
Term Loan B Due May 2027 \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount			$ 2,500,000,000
Principal Amount	2,437,000,000			2,437,000,000		2,462,000,000
Long-term debt	$ 2,412,000,000			2,412,000,000		2,426,000,000
Annual amortization rate, percentage			1.00%
Remaining mandatory quarterly amortization payments			$ 25,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments				$ 56,000,000
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Stated interest rate	7.69%			7.69%
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			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]
Principal Amount	$ 494,000,000	$ 500,000,000		$ 494,000,000		499,000,000
Long-term debt	$ 486,000,000			486,000,000		487,000,000
Annual amortization rate, percentage			1.00%
Remaining mandatory quarterly amortization payments			$ 5,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments				$ 18,000,000
Debt instrument, term		5 years
Stated interest rate	8.33%			8.33%
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%
Incremental Term Loan B Due May 2027 \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 400,000,000			$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000	0
Long-term debt	$ 396,000,000			396,000,000		0
Remaining quarterly amortization payments				$ 20,000,000
Stated interest rate	7.71%			7.71%
Annual amortization rate			2.50%
Quarterly amortization payments			$ 10,000,000
Annual amortization rate, period two			7.50%
Quarterly amortization payments, period two			$ 30,000,000
Additional amortization payments				$ 8,000,000
Incremental Term Loan B Due May 2027 \| Base Rate Factor, SOFR \| Minimum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			0.00%
Incremental Term Loan B Due May 2027 \| SOFR Rate \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			3.25%
Credit spread adjustment			0.10%
Incremental Term Loan B Due May 2027 \| Base Rate \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			2.25%
Incremental Term Loan B Due May 2027 \| 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 \| Base 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 \| Base 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 \| Secured Overnight Financing (SOFR) Rate, EURIBOR, and Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) Rate \| 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 \| Secured Overnight Financing (SOFR) Rate, EURIBOR, and Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) Rate \| 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
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
Principal Amount	$ 0			0		0
Long-term debt	0			0		0
Incremental credit facility borrowings			$ 1,000,000,000
Incremental borrowings interest rate			40.00%
Interest coverage ratio (not less than)			2.00
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			0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments			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			0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 \| SOFR Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread adjustment			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 \| 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 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 May 2027 \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000
Principal Amount	110,000,000			110,000,000		275,000,000
Long-term debt	110,000,000			110,000,000		$ 275,000,000
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Remaining availability	$ 358,000,000			$ 358,000,000
Stated interest rate	7.29%			7.29%
Facility fee			0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| Minimum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments			0.11%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| Maximum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, unutilized commitments			0.275%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| SOFR Rate \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread adjustment			0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| Base Rate \| Minimum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| Base Rate \| Maximum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			1.75%
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 \| 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 \| Secured Overnight Financing (SOFR) Rate, EURIBOR, and Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) Rate \| Minimum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| Secured Overnight Financing (SOFR) Rate, EURIBOR, and Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) Rate \| Maximum \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate			2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| B&L Amended Credit Agreement \| 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]
Long-term debt	$ 25,000,000			$ 25,000,000
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 \| Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 32,000,000			$ 32,000,000