PENSION PLANS (Details 9) - Acquisition plan receivable - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets measured with significant unobservable input [Roll Forward]
Balance, Beginning Period	$ 212.0	$ 0.0
Realized Gain/(Loss)	0.0	0.0
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Relating to Assets Held at Period End	0.0	0.0
Purchases, Sales, Settlements, and Other	(212.0)	212.0
Transfers In/(Out)	0.0	0.0
Balance, Ending Period	$ 0.0	$ 212.0

Fair value of investments in certain entities that calculate net asset value per share, including, but not limited to, by unit, membership interest, or other ownership interest. Investments include, but are not limited to, investments in certain hedge funds, venture capital funds, private equity funds, real estate partnerships or funds.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 820
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6A
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=SL6742756-110258

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