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Extinguishment Of Debt, Third Party Fees

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt premium.

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

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Amount of cash paid for interest, including, but not limited to, capitalized interest and payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount; classified as operating and investing activities.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - September 2022 Exchange Offer (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gain on extinguishment of debt		$ (63,000,000)	$ 0	$ 570,000,000	$ 0	$ 683,000,000
Bausch + Lomb
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			89.00%		89.00%
Bausch + Lomb \| Intermediate Holdco
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			38.50%		38.50%
Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Gain on extinguishment of debt				570,000,000
Third party fees				25,000,000
Exchange Offer \| Bausch + Lomb \| Intermediate Holdco
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			38.50%		38.50%
Unsecured Notes
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Repurchased debt, aggregate principal amount		481,000,000
Gain on extinguishment of debt	$ 570,000,000	$ 176,000,000
Unsecured Notes \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Repurchased debt, aggregate principal amount	5,594,000,000			5,594,000,000		5,594,000,000
Secured Notes \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	3,125,000,000			3,125,000,000		3,125,000,000
Reduction of outstanding principal	2,469,000,000			2,469,000,000		2,469,000,000
Debt instrument, premium	1,835,000,000			1,835,000,000		1,835,000,000
Contractual interest paid			$ 45,000,000		$ 200,000,000
Amortization of debt premium			$ 40,000,000		$ 174,000,000
Secured Notes \| 11.00% First Lien Senior Notes, Due September 2028
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)			11.00%		11.00%
Secured Notes \| 11.00% First Lien Senior Notes, Due September 2028 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	$ 1,774,000,000			$ 1,774,000,000		$ 1,774,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	11.00%			11.00%		11.00%
Secured Notes \| 14.00% Second Lien Senior Notes, Due October 2030
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)			14.00%		14.00%
Secured Notes \| 14.00% Second Lien Senior Notes, Due October 2030 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	$ 352,000,000			$ 352,000,000		$ 352,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	14.00%			14.00%		14.00%
Secured Notes \| 9.00% Intermediate Holdco Senior Notes, Due January 2028
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)			9.00%		9.00%
Secured Notes \| 9.00% Intermediate Holdco Senior Notes, Due January 2028 \| Exchange Offer
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	$ 999,000,000			$ 999,000,000		$ 999,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)	9.00%			9.00%		9.00%