INCOME TAX 2 (Details)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
Taxes on non-U.S. earnings	(1.40%)	(0.80%)	(0.50%)
U.S. state income taxes	1.50%	1.30%	1.10%
Reserves for tax contingencies	2.20%	(2.60%)	2.00%
Employee share-based payments	(0.70%)	(1.20%)	(1.20%)
Reduction of certain receivables	0.00%	2.00%	0.00%
U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	0.00%	0.00%	(3.60%)
Restructuring	(1.40%)	0.00%	0.00%
U.S. Valuation Allowance	2.00%	0.10%	0.00%
All other items net	(0.70%)	(0.70%)	(1.20%)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	22.50%	19.10%	17.60%
Tax Expense Paragraph Details [Abstract]
Net (decrease) increase in the effective tax rate from prior period	3.40%	1.50%
Net (decrease) increase in non-U.S. income tax rate	14.10%	(14.20%)
Non-U.S. effective income tax rate	26.00%	11.90%

Effective Foreign Income Tax Rate Increase Decrease Percent

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the temporary incentive for U.S. entities to repatriate accumulated foreign earnings under the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.

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