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Debt Instrument Convertible, Conversion Price, Premium

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Repurchase Price, Percentage Of Principal Amount

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days, Measurement Period

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Debt Instrument, Measurement Period Percentage

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments.

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Investments not required to be disclosed.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instrument must exceed threshold percentage for specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature.

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Minimum percentage of common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments to determine eligibility of conversion.

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Threshold number of specified trading days that common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage within a specified consecutive trading period to trigger conversion feature.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 04, 2023 USD ($) tradingDay	May 01, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Investments not required to be disclosed \| $			$ 358		$ 358				$ 351
Debt instrument, conversion rate					0.021362
2026 Convertible Notes \| Unsecured Debt
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Issuance interest rate								4.00%
FE \| 4.00%, 1,300 Million Notes Maturity 2026 \| Promissory Notes
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Face amount of debt \| $	$ 1,500						$ 1,500
Issuance interest rate							4.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold trading days	20
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days	30
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger	130.00%
Debt instrument, convertible, business days	5
Threshold trading days measurement period	10
Debt instrument, measurement period percentage	98.00%
Debt instrument, conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares			$ 46.81		$ 46.81
Debt instrument convertible premium		0.20
Repurchase price, percentage		100
Corporate-Owned Life Insurance
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on investments \| $			$ (4)	$ (6)	$ 6	$ (28)