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Debt Securities, Interest Rate

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The number of equity instruments that the holder of the debt instrument would receive if the debt was converted to equity.

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Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (available-for-sale), investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity), and investment in debt security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (trading).

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Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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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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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale).

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Amount of cash inflow from sale of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI), classified as investing activity.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Narrative (Details) shares in Millions, $ in Millions, ₨ in Billions				3 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2024 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2024 INR (₨)	Mar. 23, 2024 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 23, 2024 INR (₨)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2023 INR (₨)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset impairments				$ 0.0	$ 0.0
Long-term obligations				39,259.5			$ 38,921.5
VIL
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Number of converted shares \| shares			1,440
Investments in equity securities				172.7
Subsequent Event \| VIL
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Net proceeds	$ 216.0	₨ 18.0
Level 1 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Investments in equity securities				13.5			28.2
Level 1 \| VIL \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Investments in equity securities				0.0			0.0
Level 2 \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Investments in equity securities				5.3			5.3
Level 2 \| VIL \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Investments in equity securities				172.7			0.0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				36,800.0			36,700.0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Level 1
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				29,400.0			30,000.0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement \| Level 2
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				7,400.0			6,700.0
OCDs \| VIL
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt securities			$ 172.7			₨ 14.4
OCDs \| Level 1 \| VIL \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt securities				0.0			0.0
OCDs \| Level 2 \| VIL \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt securities				$ 19.2			$ 192.3
OCDs \| VIL
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
VIL OCDs, face value								$ 193.2	₨ 16.0
Debt securities								$ 116.5
Debt securities, interest rate (as a percent)								11.20%	11.20%
OCDs \| VIL \| Maturing on August 27, 2023
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
VIL OCDs, face value								$ 96.6	₨ 8.0
OCDs \| VIL \| Maturing on August 27, 2024
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
VIL OCDs, face value								$ 96.6	₨ 8.0