| **INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Impact from Change in Tax Rate) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions**                                            | 3 Months Ended |
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| **Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]**                                                                                                                    |           |   |
| Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Deferred Tax Liability, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)                                  |           | $ 60 |
| Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Transition Tax For Accumulated Foreign Earnings, Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Amount |           | (7) |
| Tax Cuts And Jobs Act, Incomplete Accounting, Net One-Time Impact, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)                                             |           | 53 |
| Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Current Taxable Year                                    |           | 28 |
| Tax Cuts And Jobs Act Of 2017, Incomplete Accounting, Provisional Income Tax Expense (Benefit)                                                          | $ 81           | $ 81 |

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