LEASES (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2022	$ 86.1
2023	69.7
2024	56.1
2025	46.8
2026	34.0
Thereafter	149.1
Total lease payments	441.8
Less: Imputed interest(1)	(63.0)
Present value of operating lease liabilities	378.8
Finance Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2022	1.2
2023	1.0
2024	0.8
2025	0.2
2026	0.0
Thereafter	0.0
Total lease payments	3.2
Less: Imputed interest(1)	(0.2)
Finance lease obligations	3.0	$ 4.3
Total Lease Liability, Payments, Due [Abstract]
2022	87.3
2023	70.7
2024	56.9
2025	47.0
2026	34.0
Thereafter	149.1
Total lease payments	445.0
Less: Imputed interest(1)	(63.2)
Present value of lease liabilities	$ 381.8	$ 370.6

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123408670&loc=SL77918701-209980

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-Paragraph 1
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