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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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LEASES - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
LEASES - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) renewal_terms	Dec. 31, 2022 EUR (€) renewal_terms	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Minimum lease payments related to leases which have not yet commenced			$ 63
Remaining lease obligations			813
Proceeds from sale and leaseback transaction			$ 601	€ 566	$ 0	$ 0
Initial lease term of sale leaseback operating lease			16.5 years	16.5 years
Sale leaseback transaction, renewal terms \| renewal_terms			5	5
Sale leaseback transaction, renewal term			5 years	5 years
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Annual Rental Payments			$ 26	€ 24
Gain on sale-leaseback transaction			$ 240		0	$ 0
Headquarters \| Booking.com
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Acquisition of land use rights	$ 48	€ 43
Headquarters \| Booking.com \| Ground Lease
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Remaining lease obligations					$ 77		€ 68
Maximum
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Lessee, lease not yet commenced, term of contract			10 years