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Maximum amount of potential receivables which can be sold under the facility.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes allowance for financing receivable covered under loss sharing agreement.

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Feb. 24, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 23, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivables Financing Agreement Outstanding Balance	$ 125.0
Receivables Financing Agreement Collateral	393.9
Receivables Financing Agreement Available Borrowing Capacity	125.0
AR Facilities, Amount Outstanding to be Serviced	142.5	$ 68.9			$ 48.8			$ 63.1
AR Facilities, Gross receivables sold	312.0	262.0
AR Facilities, Payments received from customers on sold accounts	(218.3)	(256.2)
AR Facilities, Interest Expense	0.4	0.6
AR Facilities, Recourse Liability	0.0	0.0			0.0
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	12.2	11.8			12.3
Other Receivables	60.3	$ 89.2			$ 62.4
United States
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
AR Facilities, Maximum Outstanding Sales	$ 228.0
Foreign
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
AR Facilities, Maximum Outstanding Sales \| €			€ 35.3
AR Securitization
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Receivables Financing Agreement Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 250.0
Receivables Financing Agreement Minimum Borrowing Percentage							50.00%
$1,615.0 million Senior Secured Credit Facility
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
2021 Senior Secured Credit Facility				$ 1,615.0