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DEBT - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) institution	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Repayments		$ 3,055,380,000
Interest expense on early redemption		$ 8,999,000	$ 0	$ 0
Debt repurchase, percentage		101.00%
Amortization percent of charge	50.00%	50.00%
Total available proceeds under trade receivables purchase and sale program					$ 300,000,000	$ 225,000,000
Available Proceeds under program	$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000
Asset-backed US obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fair value of debt	6,300,000,000	6,300,000,000	7,000,000,000.0
Medium-term notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Repayments	600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Repayments		333,912,000
Maximum borrowing capacity under global revolving credit facility	$ 1,400,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Number of lending institutions \| institution		11
Basis points		0.15%
Amortization period		7 years
Debt to consolidated net worth ratio	195.00%	195.00%
Short-term commercial paper			227,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt			400,000,000
Short-term debt classified as long-term			$ 201,000,000
Minimum \| Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis points		0.075%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital	3	3
Maximum \| Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis points		0.20%
Letter of Credit \| Global revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under global revolving credit facility	$ 75,000,000	$ 75,000,000
Letter of credit outstanding amount	0	0
Amount available under the credit facility, net of outstanding commercial paper borrowings	$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,100,000,000