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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Share-Based Payments Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares granted in incentive plan (up to) (in shares)	6,700,000
Shares available for issuance under incentive plan (in shares)	3,302,526	3,720,650
Shares outstanding (in shares)	439,293
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units (in dollars per share)	$ 57.47
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 24.4
Tax effect on total share-based payments (in percentage)	25.00%
Excess tax benefit	$ 1.5	$ 1.5	$ 2.9
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 67.91	$ 56.69	$ 55.97
Shares outstanding (in shares)		424,119
Weighted average shares outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 63.06	$ 56.57
Restricted stock units available (in shares)	236,359
Restricted stock unit fully vested (in shares)	334,870
Additional restricted stock unit expected to vest (in shares)	417,328
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 68.33	$ 56.77	$ 55.70
Shares outstanding (in shares)	427,894	366,995
Weighted average shares outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 60.38	$ 56.17
Restricted stock units available (in shares)	88,664
Weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units (in dollars per share)	$ 58.13
Restricted stock unit fully vested (in shares)	59,013
CL&P
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 5.3
Period for recognition	1 year 8 months 44 days
NSTAR Electric
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 5.3
Period for recognition	1 year 9 months 14 days
Eversource
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period for recognition	1 year 9 months
PSNH
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total unrecognized compensation expense	$ 2.1
Period for recognition	1 year 9 months 10 days
Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of graded vesting schedule under long-term incentive program	3 years
Board Members
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period of graded vesting schedule under long-term incentive program	1 year