REVENUE AND RECEIVABLES - Remaining Performance Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations		$ 312
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 494
Percentage of performance obligations to be satisfied	35.00%
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	24 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2026-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 53
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	12 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2027-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 50
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	12 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2028-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 50
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	12 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2029-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 50
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	12 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2030-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 50
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	12 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2031-01-01
Revenue Recognition
Transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations	$ 50
Period to satisfy the remaining performance obligations and recognize the transaction price	12 months

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Amount of transaction price allocated to performance obligation that has not been recognized as revenue.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (a)
-SubTopic 10
-Topic 606
-Publisher FASB
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Period in which remaining performance obligation is expected to be recognized as revenue, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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