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Aggregate carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for stock option plans and other equity-based compensation arrangements payable within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target 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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Number of shares issued under share-based payment arrangement.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Additional Information) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Restricted Stock \| Other 2021 acquisitions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued in period (in shares)		3,800
Issuance period		12 months
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) \| PolSource S.A.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued in period (in shares)		17
Restricted Stock Units (RSU) \| Other 2021 acquisitions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares issued in period (in shares)		1
Service Period \| Equity Classified Award \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost	$ 0.6	$ 0.6
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period		1 year 2 months 12 days
Service Period \| Equity Classified Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost	$ 121.8	$ 121.8
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period		3 years
Service Period \| Equity Classified Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) \| PolSource S.A.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)	17
Service Period \| Equity Classified Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) \| Other 2021 acquisitions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)	11
Service Period \| Equity Classified Award \| Equity-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)		0
Service Period \| Equity Classified Award \| Equity-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)		200
Service Period \| Liability Classified Award \| Cash-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost	$ 41.0	$ 41.0
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period		2 years 6 months
Awards granted (in shares)		26
Performance Target \| Equity-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) \| PolSource S.A.
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)	1
Shares issued in period (in shares)	5
Performance Target \| Equity-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU) \| Other 2021 acquisitions
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)	1
Performance Target \| Equity Classified Award \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost	$ 0.8	$ 0.8
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period		2 years 2 months 12 days
Performance Target \| Equity Classified Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Remaining unrecognized stock-based compensation cost	2.8	$ 2.8
Weighted-average remaining requisite service period		2 years 2 months 12 days
Performance Target \| Equity Classified Award \| Equity-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)		0
Performance Target \| Equity Classified Award \| Equity-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Awards granted (in shares)		1
Accrued compensation and benefits expenses \| Service Period \| Liability Classified Award \| Cash-Settled Award \| Restricted Stock Units (RSU)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Liability associated with RSUs	$ 13.3	$ 13.3	$ 26.8