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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Jun. 24, 2024	Nov. 11, 2023 lawsuit	Jan. 01, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 02, 2024 lawsuit	Jan. 09, 2024 movant	Oct. 01, 2023	Jul. 12, 2023 EUR (€)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual \| $					$ 481
Loss contingency, new claims filed, number		3
Commitments and contingencies, number of movants filed motions consolidate actions \| movant							4
Commitments and contingencies, number of additional securities class actions						2
Spinoff \| GRAIL
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Percent of interest disposed	85.50%
GRAIL
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual \| €				€ 432					€ 432
Potential fine as a percent of consolidated annual revenues			0.10
Long-term debt, fine percentage rate								0.055