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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Change in Control

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Payment For Debt Amortization Prepayment Cost

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details)			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2020 USD ($)	May 26, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2020 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)			101.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 27,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 24,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025 And November 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amortization prepayment		$ 303,000,000
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)			101.00%
Unsecured Debt \| 6.25% Senior Notes Due February 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		6.25%	6.25%
Principal amount		$ 1,500,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 6.25% Senior Notes Due February 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, percentage		100.00%
Unsecured Debt \| 6.25% Senior Notes Due February 2029 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum percentage of principal amount that can be redeemed		40.00%
Unsecured Debt \| 5.00% Senior Notes Due February 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	5.00%		5.00%		5.00%
Principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount that may be redeemed with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings	40.00%
Unsecured Debt \| 5.25% Senior Notes Due February 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	5.25%		5.25%		5.25%
Principal amount	$ 1,000,000,000
Redemption price, percentage	100.00%
Maximum percentage of the aggregate principal amount that may be redeemed with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings	40.00%
Unsecured Debt \| 4.50% Senior Unsecured Notes euro-denominated debt Due May 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	4.50%				4.50%
Repurchased principal amount \| €					€ 1,500,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 5.50% Senior Notes Due March 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	5.50%				5.50%
Repurchased principal amount	$ 233,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 7,000,000
Senior Secured Notes \| 6.50% Senior Notes Due March 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)			6.50%
Repurchased principal amount		$ 1,250,000,000