BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Pension and other postretirement benefit expenses are included in acquisition and operating expenses in the consolidated statements of earnings, which includes other components of net periodic pension cost and postretirement costs (other than service costs) of $2 million and $5 million for the three-month periods and $(41) million and $11 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Total net periodic benefit cost includes the following components:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits												Other
	Japan						U.S.						Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	4		$	5		$	0		$	6		$	0		$	0
Interest cost		2			1			10			9			0			1
Expected return on plan assets		(2)			(2)			(8)			(11)			0			0
Amortization of net actuarial loss		0			0			0			6			0			1

Curtailment (gain) loss		0			0			0			0			0			0
Net periodic (benefit) cost		$	4		$	4		$	2		$	10		$	0		$	2


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Pension Benefits												Other
	Japan						U.S.						Postretirement Benefits
(In millions)	2023			2022			2023			2022			2023			2022
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	11		$	15		$	7		$	19		$	0		$	0
Interest cost		6			4			31			26			1			1
Expected return on plan assets		(5)			(6)			(26)			(32)			0			0
Amortization of net actuarial loss		0			0			0			16			1			2

Curtailment (gain) loss		0			0			(49)			0			0			0
Net periodic (benefit) cost		$	12		$	13		$	(37)		$	29		$	2		$	3