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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets					$ 17,000,000	$ 49,000,000
Goodwill impairment	$ 0
Accumulated goodwill impairment charges					3,711,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Certain Products For Disposal, September 2019
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets classified as held for sale				$ 8,000,000		8,000,000
Ortho Dermatologics Report Unit
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment		$ 0	$ 0
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate		2.00%
Maximum
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate	2.00%
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate	9.80%
Maximum \| Ortho Dermatologics Report Unit
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate		10.00%
Fair value of reporting value, greater than its carrying value		15.00%
Minimum
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting unit, impairment test, long-term growth rate	1.50%
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate	9.00%
Minimum \| Ortho Dermatologics Report Unit
Goodwill [Line Items]
Reporting unit, impairment test, estimated cash flows, discount rate		9.50%
Fair value of reporting value, greater than its carrying value		10.00%
Product brands
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets					16,000,000	38,000,000
Discontinued Product Lines
Goodwill [Line Items]
Impairment of intangible assets					$ 1,000,000	$ 3,000,000