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Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period

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Amount, after tax, of accumulated gain (loss) on derivative instrument designated and qualifying as cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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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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Nominal number of units used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Amount, before tax and reclassification, of gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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Amount, before tax, of increase (decrease) in the cumulative translation adjustment from gain (loss) on foreign currency derivatives that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity.

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DERIVATIVE AND NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Part 1 (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, MMBTU in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) MMBTU	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($) MMBTU	Sep. 30, 2026 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2025 JPY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2026 EUR (€) MMBTU	Sep. 30, 2026 JPY (¥) MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2025 EUR (€) MMBTU	Dec. 31, 2025 JPY (¥) MMBTU
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Derivative Instruments	$ (9)				$ (9)							$ (28)
Unrealized gain (loss) during period	$ (4)		$ 1		$ 20		$ (59)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €										€ 282			€ 357
Energy Related Derivative [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Nonmonetary Notional Amount \| MMBTU	16				16					16	16	9	9	9
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivatives used in Net Investment Hedge, Increase (Decrease), Gross of Tax							(2)
1.50% Notes Due 2023 and 1.875% Notes Due 2026 [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount of Nonderivative Instruments		$ 586		€ 499	$ 568	€ 500
3.8% notes due March 2025 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period \| €								€ 351
3.8% notes due March 2025 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period							375
3.8% notes due March 2025 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche One
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period							50
3.8% notes due March 2025 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Japan, Yen \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche One
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period \| ¥									¥ 7,400
4.5% Notes Due Dec 2028 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period \| €								229
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €								236
4.5% Notes Due Dec 2028 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Three
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €								48
4.5% Notes Due Dec 2028 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period							245
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period							245
4.5% Notes Due Dec 2028 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period							50
4.5% Notes Due Dec 2028 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Three
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period							50
4.5% Notes Due Dec 2028 [Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Japan, Yen \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| ¥									¥ 7,900
5.75% Notes Due March 2033 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period \| €								282
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €								290
5.75% Notes Due March 2033 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Settled in Period							300
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period							300
5.625% Notes Due February 2034 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €								97
5.625% Notes Due February 2034 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period							100
Debt with Various Maturities \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €										€ 1,793			€ 1,707
Debt with Various Maturities \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Japan, Yen \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| ¥											¥ 7,885			¥ 7,885
5.0% Notes Due Aug 2029 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €								€ 97
5.0% Notes Due Aug 2029 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period							$ 100
4.500% Notes Due Feb 2031 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €						86
4.500% Notes Due Feb 2031 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period \| €						€ 226
4.500% Notes Due Feb 2031 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period					100
4.500% Notes Due Feb 2031 \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars \| Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Net Investment Hedging [Member] \| Tranche Two
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative Notional Amount, Entered in Period					$ 235