| **SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |        |
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| **Accounting Policies [Abstract]**                                               |           |           |   |
| Excess tax benefits impact from adoption of ASU No. 2016-09                      | $ 0            | $ 6            |   |
| Reclassification of debt issuance costs from adoption of ASU No. 2015-03         |           |           | $ 8    |

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Amount of excess tax benefits (deficiencies) recognized as a component of the provision for income taxes on the statement of earnings as a result of adopting the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-09, "Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting."
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Amount of debt issuance costs reclassified from other assets to long-term debt on the statement of financial position as a result of adopting the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-03: "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost."
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