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Potentially Responsible Parties

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of reserves for the costs of settling insured claims and costs incurred in the claims settlement process attributable to asbestos and environmental claims, net of estimated reinsurance recoveries.

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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 damages awarded to the plaintiff in the legal matter.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Value Added Tax Receivable	$ 11.0
Liability for Asbestos and Environmental Claims, Net	$ 117.0
Italian Competition Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Potentially Responsible Parties	30
Loss Contingency Accrual	$ 32.0				€ 29
Signature Industrial Services LLC et al. v. International Paper [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, damages awarded, value		$ 14.8	$ 137.0	$ 125.0
Disputed invoices, value						$ 1.0