LOANS AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE - Schedule of Delinquency Status of Merchant Loans, Advances, and Interest and Fees Receivable by Year of Origination (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Merchant Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 961		$ 1,979
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	608		42
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	17		69
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	44		54
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	34		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 1,664		$ 2,146
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	100.00%		100.00%
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Loss, Write Off, By Origination Year [Abstract]
Gross charge-offs, originated current fiscal year	$ 0
Gross charge-offs, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	109
Gross charge-offs, originated two years before current fiscal year	10
Gross charge-offs, originated three years before current fiscal year	10
Gross charge-offs, originated four years before current fiscal year	3
Gross charge-offs, originated four years before current fiscal year	132	$ 52
Consumer Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	1,699		$ 3,819
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	662		131
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	46		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 4,496		$ 5,872
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	100.00%		100.00%
Financing Receivable, Allowance For Credit Loss, Write Off, By Origination Year [Abstract]
Gross charge-offs, originated current fiscal year	$ 4
Gross charge-offs, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	101
Gross charge-offs, originated two years before current fiscal year	3
Gross charge-offs, originated three years before current fiscal year	0
Gross charge-offs, originated four years before current fiscal year	0
Gross charge-offs, originated four years before current fiscal year	169	$ 107
Current \| Merchant Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	918		$ 1,826
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	451		20
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	7		57
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	38		42
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	26		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 1,440		$ 1,947
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	86.50%		90.70%
Current \| Consumer Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 1,631		$ 3,726
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	613		123
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	42		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 4,295		$ 5,699
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	95.50%		97.10%
30 - 59 Days \| Merchant Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 23		$ 63
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	37		7
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	3		3
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	2		4
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	2		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 67		$ 77
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	4.00%		3.60%
30 - 59 Days \| Consumer Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 26		$ 26
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	9		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	1		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 64		$ 51
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	1.50%		0.90%
60 - 89 Days \| Merchant Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 9		$ 34
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	26		4
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	2		4
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	1		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	2		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 40		$ 44
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	2.40%		2.00%
60 - 89 Days \| Consumer Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 20		$ 20
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	9		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	1		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 45		$ 37
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	1.00%		0.60%
90 - 179 Days \| Merchant Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 11		$ 55
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	92		9
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	3		3
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	2		3
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	2		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 110		$ 70
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	6.60%		3.30%
90 - 179 Days \| Consumer Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 22		$ 47
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	31		4
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	2		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	0		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 92		$ 85
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	2.00%		1.40%
180+ Days \| Merchant Receivables
Financing Receivable, before Allowance for Credit Loss, by Origination Year [Abstract]
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated current fiscal year	$ 0		$ 1
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated fiscal year before current fiscal year	2		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated two years before current fiscal year	2		2
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated three years before current fiscal year	1		3
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, originated four years before current fiscal year	2		0
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Total	$ 7		$ 8
Loans, advances, and interest and fees receivable, Percent	0.50%		0.40%

Percentage, before allowance for credit loss, of financing receivable to total financing receivable.

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