DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Other Current Assets
Assets
Total derivatives	$ 2.1	$ 1.0
Sundry
Assets
Total derivatives	0.1	0.2
Other Current Liabilities
Liabilities
Total derivative	1.2	4.5
Other Long-Term Liabilities
Liabilities
Total derivative	0.2	0.2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Sundry \| Future DKK sales of Polish subsidiary
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Future USD sales/purchases of Canadian, Chinese, European, South Korean, Swiss and UK subsidiaries
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total USD Equivalent Notional Amount	162.4	164.7
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Future DKK sales of Polish subsidiary
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total USD Equivalent Notional Amount	21.6
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Future EUR sales of Chinese and UK subsidiaries
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total USD Equivalent Notional Amount	31.7	32.3
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Future MXN purchases of a USD subsidiary
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total USD Equivalent Notional Amount	9.5	7.9
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Assets
Assets
Total cash flow hedges	1.8	0.8
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Assets \| Future USD sales/purchases of Canadian, Chinese, European, South Korean, Swiss and UK subsidiaries
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.9	0.5
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Assets \| Future DKK sales of Polish subsidiary
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.3
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Assets \| Future EUR sales of Chinese and UK subsidiaries
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.2	0.2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Assets \| Future MXN purchases of a USD subsidiary
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.4	0.1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Sundry
Assets
Total cash flow hedges	0.1	0.2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Sundry \| Future USD sales/purchases of Canadian, Chinese, European, South Korean, Swiss and UK subsidiaries
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.1	0.1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Sundry \| Future EUR sales of Chinese and UK subsidiaries
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Sundry \| Future MXN purchases of a USD subsidiary
Assets
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Liabilities
Liabilities
Total cash flow hedges	1.1	3.9
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Liabilities \| Future USD sales/purchases of Canadian, Chinese, European, South Korean, Swiss and UK subsidiaries
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	1.0	3.8
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Liabilities \| Future DKK sales of Polish subsidiary
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Liabilities \| Future EUR sales of Chinese and UK subsidiaries
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.1	0.1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Current Liabilities \| Future MXN purchases of a USD subsidiary
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities
Liabilities
Total cash flow hedges	0.2	0.2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities \| Future USD sales/purchases of Canadian, Chinese, European, South Korean, Swiss and UK subsidiaries
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.1	0.2
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities \| Future DKK sales of Polish subsidiary
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities \| Future EUR sales of Chinese and UK subsidiaries
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.1	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Cash flow hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities \| Future MXN purchases of a USD subsidiary
Liabilities
Currency cash flow derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Intercompany and third party receivables and payables exposed to multiple currencies (DKK, EUR, USD and ZAR) in various countries (CAD, CHF, CNY, EUR, GBP, PLN and USD)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total USD Equivalent Notional Amount	67.9	65.8
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Other Current Assets \| Intercompany and third party receivables and payables exposed to multiple currencies (DKK, EUR, USD and ZAR) in various countries (CAD, CHF, CNY, EUR, GBP, PLN and USD)
Assets
Fair value derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.2	0.1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Sundry \| Intercompany and third party receivables and payables exposed to multiple currencies (DKK, EUR, USD and ZAR) in various countries (CAD, CHF, CNY, EUR, GBP, PLN and USD)
Assets
Fair value derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.0
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Other Current Liabilities \| Intercompany and third party receivables and payables exposed to multiple currencies (DKK, EUR, USD and ZAR) in various countries (CAD, CHF, CNY, EUR, GBP, PLN and USD)
Liabilities
Fair value derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.1	0.3
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities \| Intercompany and third party receivables and payables exposed to multiple currencies (DKK, EUR, USD and ZAR) in various countries (CAD, CHF, CNY, EUR, GBP, PLN and USD)
Liabilities
Fair value derivatives designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Non-deliverable hedges (EUR and USD) exposed to the CNY
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Total USD Equivalent Notional Amount	8.1	23.6
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Other Current Assets \| Non-deliverable hedges (EUR and USD) exposed to the CNY
Assets
Currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments	0.1	0.1
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Sundry \| Non-deliverable hedges (EUR and USD) exposed to the CNY
Assets
Currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.0
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Other Current Liabilities \| Non-deliverable hedges (EUR and USD) exposed to the CNY
Liabilities
Currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments	0.0	0.3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Fair value hedges \| Other Long-Term Liabilities \| Non-deliverable hedges (EUR and USD) exposed to the CNY
Liabilities
Currency derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments	$ 0.0	$ 0.0

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