| **PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                       |            |   |   |
| Depreciation and amortization                                                        | $ 224           | $ 211 | $ 180 |
| Non-cash capital expenditures                                                        | 6               | 13 | 7 |
| Capitalized software costs                                                           |            |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                       |            |   |   |
| Amortization                                                                         | 8               | 6 | 5 |
| Buildings                                                                            |            |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                       |            |   |   |
| Asset retirement obligation                                                          | 0               | 0 |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment                                                        |            |   |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                       |            |   |   |
| Depreciation and amortization                                                        | $ 193           | $ 179 | $ 166 |

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Amount of non-cash capital expenditures incurred during the period.
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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives.
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The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.
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| - Definition
The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.
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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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