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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on a nonderivative instrument.

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DEBT (Summary of Information Related to Other Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	May 31, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 7,640	$ 8,649
Other Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	6,700	6,700
Interest expense	166	170	$ 145
Contractual coupon interest	160	163	$ 139
0.8% (€1 Billion) Senior Notes due March 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 1,120	$ 1,138
Stated interest rate	0.80%	0.80%			0.80%
Effective interest rate at debt origination					0.84%
2.15% (€750 Million) Senior Notes due November 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 839	$ 854
Stated interest rate	2.15%	2.15%					2.15%
Effective interest rate at debt origination							2.20%
2.75% Senior Notes due March 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 498	$ 497
Stated interest rate	2.75%	2.75%		2.75%
Effective interest rate at debt origination				2.78%
2.375% (€1 Billion) Senior Notes due September 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 1,114	$ 1,133
Stated interest rate	2.375%	2.375%							2.375%
Effective interest rate at debt origination									2.48%
3.65% Senior Notes due March 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 498	$ 497
Stated interest rate	3.65%	3.65%						3.65%
Effective interest rate at debt origination								3.68%
3.6% Senior Notes due June 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 995	$ 994
Stated interest rate	3.60%	3.60%				3.60%
Effective interest rate at debt origination						3.62%
1.8% (€1 Billion) Senior Notes due March 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 1,118	$ 1,139
Stated interest rate	1.80%	1.80%						1.80%
Effective interest rate at debt origination								1.80%
3.55% Senior Notes due March 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of long-term debt	$ 497	$ 497
Stated interest rate	3.55%	3.55%		2.55%
Effective interest rate at debt origination				3.56%
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Maximum \| Euro-Denominated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of the portions of Euro-denominated debt, including accrued interest, designated as a net investment hedge	$ 4,300
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Minimum \| Euro-Denominated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of the portions of Euro-denominated debt, including accrued interest, designated as a net investment hedge	$ 2,400