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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition, Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 18, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Deferred revenue		$ 235	$ 233	$ 54
Payments of accrued rebates		202
Increase (decrease) in accrued rebates adjustments		8
Deferred revenue, long-term		164	184
Deferred revenue, revenue recognized		45	49
Bally's \| Options and Warrants
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Initial value related to equity interests	$ 199
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Initial term of commercial agreement	10 years
Distribution Revenue Rebate
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Deferred revenue		$ 210	$ 420
Revenue Benchmark \| Customer One \| Customer Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		19.00%	18.00%	16.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Customer Two \| Customer Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		18.00%	17.00%	13.00%
Revenue Benchmark \| Customer Three \| Customer Concentration Risk
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration percentage		14.00%	12.00%	10.00%