Debt Instrument, Covenant, Redemption And Discharge Condition, Amount, If Circumstances Met

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Change in Control

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

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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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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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
	May 10, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jan. 18, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)		101.00%
Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)		101.00%
Repurchased principal amount		$ 481,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 9.00% Senior Notes due December 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchased principal amount			$ 370,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)			9.00%
Debt covenant, redemption and discharge condition, amount, if circumstances met			$ 7,000,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| 6.125% Senior Notes Due April 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		6.125%
Redemption price (as a percent)	101.021%