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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - June 2025 Refinancing Activity (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 26, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
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Principal Amount		$ 21,150,000,000	$ 20,480,000,000
Term Loan B Due January 2031 \| Bausch + Lomb [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 2,325,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		0
Commitment fee (as a percent)	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, floor (as a percent)	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR, EURIBOR, and SONIA Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR, EURIBOR, and SONIA Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR, EUTIBOT and Term CORRA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate, floor (as a percent)	0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 \| Bausch + Lomb [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		0	$ 0
Term Loan Due September 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual amortization rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Quarterly amortization payments	$ 5,000,000
Debt instrument remaining quarterly amortization		15,000,000
Term Loan Due September 2028 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	3.00%
Term Loan Due September 2028 \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Term Loan Due September 2028 \| SOFR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	4.00%
Term Loan Due September 2028 \| SOFR Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Term Loan Due January 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual amortization rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Quarterly amortization payments	$ 23,000,000
Debt instrument remaining quarterly amortization		$ 128,000,000
Term Loan Due January 2031 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	3.25%
Term Loan Due January 2031 \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Term Loan Due January 2031 \| SOFR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	4.25%
Term Loan Due January 2031 \| SOFR Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)	0.00%
Term Loan Due January 2031 And Term Loan Due September 2028 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt (as a percent)	100.00%
Term Loan Due January 2031 And Term Loan Due September 2028 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt (as a percent)	100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow (as a percent)	50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments (as a percent)	100.00%