Defined Benefit Plan, Increase (Decrease) in Actuarial Basis Points,Discount Rate

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Represents number of plans being sponsored by the entity.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in plan assets of defined benefit plan from assets transferred into (from) plan.

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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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Amount of contributions expected to be received by defined benefit plan from employer in next fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Percentage employer matches of the employee's percentage contribution matched.

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PENSION AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) plan	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Increase (decrease) in basis point drop in discount rate	(110.00%)	70.00%
Employer matching contribution, percent of match (up to)	3.00%
United States
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Pension expense	$ 4,300,000	$ 3,900,000	$ 5,500,000
Foreign Plan
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Pension expense	$ 1,800,000	1,700,000	$ 1,000,000.0
Pension Benefits
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Number of plans \| plan	2
Transfer to U.S. retirement savings plan	$ 2,000,000.0	0
Estimated future employer contributions	$ 0
Pension Benefits \| Return seeking (growth assets) funds
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Target plan asset allocations (percent)	54.00%
Pension Benefits \| Fixed income funds
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Target plan asset allocations (percent)	46.00%
Pension Benefits \| Nonunion Pension Plan \| United States
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Number of plans \| plan	1
Other Benefits
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Number of plans \| plan	4
Transfer to U.S. retirement savings plan	$ 0	$ 0
Estimated future employer contributions	$ 200,000
Other Benefits \| Nonunion Pension Plan \| United States
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
Number of plans \| plan	1