| **OTHER LIABILITIES (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |        |
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| **Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]**                          |           |            |   |
| Option to extend agreement                                          |           | 7 years         |   |
| Terminal obligation                                                 |           | $ 619           |   |
| Venture agreement terminal obligation, net                          |           | 370             | $ 341  |
| Sale leaseback transaction, net proceeds, investing activities      | $ 108          |            |   |
| Lease term                                                          | 15 years       |            |   |
| Deferred gain on sale-lease back, noncurrent portion                |           | $ 22            | $ 29   |
| Glad Business [Member]                                              |           |            |   |
| **Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]**                          |           |            |   |
| Percentage of ownership by venture partner                          |           | 20.00%          | 20.00% |

| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| - Definition
The percentage of ownership interest by the venture partner.
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| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| - Definition
The term of the lease related to the assets being leased-back in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
The noncurrent portion of the deferred gain recorded in connection with the sale-leaseback transaction.
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No definition available.
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| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| - Definition
Venture Agreement. Terminal Obligation
+ References
No definition available.
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| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| - Definition
Venture Agreement, Option to Extend Agreement Term Period
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| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| - Definition
Venture Agreement, Terminal Obligation, Net
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| - Definition
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.
+ References
No definition available.
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| X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| - Definition
Amount of cash inflow after closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in investing activities.
+ References
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