COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES 6 (Details) (Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 claims	Dec. 31, 2011 claims	Dec. 31, 2010 claims	Dec. 31, 2009 claims	Dec. 31, 2008	Dec. 31, 2007
Bendix Asbestos Loss Contingency Liability [Member]
Loss Contingency Claims [Abstract]
Claims unresolved at the beginning of period	22,571	22,480	19,940
Claims filed during the period	2,900	3,592	4,302
Claims resolved during the period	(2,234)	(3,501)	(1,762)
Claims unresolved at the end of period	23,237	22,571	22,480	19,940
Loss Contingency Claims Footnote [Abstract]
Previously Classified As Inactive Claims		351	1,300
Previously Classified As Inactive Non Malignant Percent		82.00%	95.00%
Previously Classified As Inactive Liability		$ 1,700,000	$ 2,000,000
Number Of Nonmalignant Claims Refiled			1,541
Nonmalignant Claims Refiled, Liability			575,000
Loss Contingency, Disease Distribution of Unresolved Claims [Abstract]
Mesothelioma and Other Cancer Claims	5,615	4,943	4,856
Nonmalignant claims	17,622	17,628	17,624
Claims unresolved at the end of period	23,237	22,571	22,480	19,940
Resolution Values Per Claim [Abstract]
Resolution Values Of Malignant Claims		48,000	54,000	50,000	65,000	33,000
Resolution Values Of Non Malignant Claims		$ 1,000	$ 1,300	$ 200	$ 1,500	$ 500