FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	May 10, 2022	Jun. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 21,814,000,000			$ 22,654,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 4,565,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	0			2,772,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due November 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			1,500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	0			984,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 2,500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	2,448,000,000			0
Annual amortization rate (as a percent)		5.00%
Quarterly installment payments		$ 125,000,000
Remaining quarterly amortization payments	563,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | Federal Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | Base Rate Factor, SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		5.25%
Variable rate, if rate not ascertainable (as a percent)		1.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Term Loan B Facility Due February 2027 | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		4.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses		100.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt		100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow		50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments		100.00%
New Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio		760.00%
Term Facility Due May 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining quarterly amortization payments	119,000,000
Term Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 2,500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	2,446,000,000			0
Annual amortization rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Quarterly installment payments		$ 25,000,000
Term		5 years
Term Facility Due May 2027 | Federal Funds | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | Base Rate Factor, SOFR | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Variable rate, if rate not ascertainable (as a percent)		2.25%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		3.25%
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)		0.10%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.015%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.475%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | Base Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		2.25%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | Base Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.015%
Term Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.475%
B+L Credit Agreement | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of net cash proceeds of insurance and condemnation proceeds for property or asset losses		100.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from incurrence of debt		100.00%
Percentage of annual excess cash flow		50.00%
Percentage of cash proceeds from asset sales outside the ordinary course of business payable as mandatory prepayments		100.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,225,000,000
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold			91 days
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold			$ 1,000,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	0			285,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 975,000,000
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold		91 days
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold		$ 1,000,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	425,000,000			0
Threshold for incremental borrowings		$ 1,000,000,000
Incremental borrowings interest rate		40.00%
Interest coverage ratio (not less than)		2.00
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio (not greater than)		3.50
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio (not greater than)		6.50
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | Federal Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)		0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | BA Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | BA Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | EURIBOR | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		3.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		4.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR, CDOR and EURIBOR Rates | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		4.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due February 2027 | SOFR, CDOR and EURIBOR Rates | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		5.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000
Amount drawn under credit facility	$ 0			$ 0
Term		5 years
Facility fee (as a percent)		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.11%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.275%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | Federal Funds | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Variable rate, if rate not ascertainable (as a percent)		1.00%
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)		0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | BA Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | BA Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | EURIBOR | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | U.S. Dollar Base Rate and Canadian Dollar Prime Rate | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SONIA Rate | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread adjustment (as a percent)		0.0326%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SONIA Rate | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Minimum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due May 2027 | SOFR, CDOR, EURIBOR and SONIA Rates | Maximum | Bausch + Lomb
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percent)		2.75%