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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - June 2025 Refinancing Activity (Details) - USD ($) |  |  | 9 Months Ended |
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Jun. 26, 2025 | Nov. 01, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Remaining quarterly amortization payments |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  | $ 20,529,000,000 | $ 20,480,000,000
Total long-term debt and other |  |  | 21,042,000,000 | 21,616,000,000
Term Loan B Due January 2031 | Bausch + Lomb |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Remaining quarterly amortization payments | $ 800,000,000 |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding | $ 2,325,000,000 |  |  |
Remaining borrowings |  |  | 762,000,000 |
Term Loan B Due January 2031 | Bausch + Lomb | Line of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  | 2,319,000,000 |
Term Loan B Due January 2031 | Bausch + Lomb | Line of Credit | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt and other |  |  | 38,000,000 |
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 | Secured Notes | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
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% |  |  |
Term Loan Due January 2031 And Term Loan Due September 2028 | Bausch + Lomb | Line of Credit |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  | 490,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2030 | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  | 0 |
Commitment fee (as a percent) | 0.25% |  |  |
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 | 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 | Bausch + Lomb | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Principal amount outstanding |  |  | 0 | 0
Total long-term debt and other |  |  | 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 |  |  | 14,000,000 |
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 |  |  | $ 122,000,000 |
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% |  |  |

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