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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Research and Development [Abstract] |
Schedule of research and development | Research and development costs consist of:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Product related research and development |  | $ | 162 |  |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 455 |  |  | $ | 440 |
Quality assurance |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 13 |
|  | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | 146 |  |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 453 |

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