ENVIRONMENTAL (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL [Abstract]
Accrued liabilities for unasserted claims	$ 3.2
Maximum period for required site OM and M expense accrual (in years)	30
Accrual for environmental loss contingencies [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	167.6	166.1
Charges to income	19.3	16.3	24.1
Remedial and investigatory spending	(23.3)	(15.7)
Currency translation adjustments	(0.3)	0.9
Ending balance	163.3	167.6	166.1
Reserves for environmental expenditures-noncurrent	132.3	139.6
Future environmental expenditures expected to be utilized over the next 5 years	92.2
Future environmental expenditures expected to be utilized over the next 6 to 10 years	24.4
Future environmental expenditures expected to be utilized beyond 10 years	46.7
Number of sites included in the total estimated environmental liability	70
Number of USEPA NPL sites	17
Number of sites which constituted the largest portion of the environmental liability	10
Percentage of environmental liability that the larger sites made up (in hundredths)	78.00%
Number of sites which constituted the smallest portion of the environmental liability	60
Percentage of environmental liability any one of the smallest sites made up, maximum (in hundredths)	3.00%
Number of largest sites in which a remedial plan is being implemented	1
Number of largest sites in which part of the site is subject to a remedial investigation and another part is in the long-term OM and M stage	5
Number of largest sites in which a remedial investigation is being performed	1
Number of largest sites in which part of the site is subject to a remedial action plan and part of the site to long-term OM and M	1
Number of largest sites which are in long-term OM and M	2
Number of largest sites which are either associated with past manufacturing operations or former waste disposal sites	10
Percentage of environmental liability any one of the largest sites made up., maximum (in hundredths)	20.00%
Environmental provisions charged (credited) to income [Abstract]
Charges to income	19.3	16.3	24.1
Recoveries from third parties of costs incurred and expensed in prior periods	(11.4)	(7.2)	(82.1)
Total environmental expense (income)	7.9	9.1	(58.0)
Expected annual environmental-related cash outlay for site investigation and remediation, minimum	20.0
Expected annual environmental-related cash outlay for site investigation and remediation, maximum	40.0
Possible additional contingent environmental liabilities	$ 40.0