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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
USD ($)
site
proceeding
claim
Dec. 31, 2012
CAD ($)
Dec. 31, 1999
municipality
Dec. 31, 1968
permit
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
proceeding
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $ $ 30,400,000       $ 29,800,000
Number of proceedings as defendant | proceeding 69        
Number of product liability claims settled or dismissed | claim 12        
Legal and Administrative Proceedings          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $ $ 23,200,000       24,000,000
Ville Mercier          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Number of permits issued by government, for dumping organic liquid | permit       2  
Number of neighboring municipalities filing separate legal proceedings against the Mercier Subsidiary and the Government of Quebec | municipality     3    
General damages sought | $   $ 2.9      
Punitive damages sought | $   $ 10.0      
Superfund Proceedings          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Number of sites owned by third party excluded from cleanup or related liabilities 131        
Number of sites owned by the entity subject to proceedings under federal or state superfund laws 6        
Number of sites owned by third parties 125        
Number of sites for which environmental remediation expense is settled 30        
Third party sites requiring expenditure on remediation 15        
Number of sites not currently requiring expenditures on remediation 80        
Minimum potential liability | $ $ 1,000,000        
Number of sites, potential liability exceeds substantial quota 3        
Notices received from owners of third parties sites seeking indemnifications from the company 18        
BR Facility | Remedial Liabilities for Inactive Sites          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Increase of remedial liabilities | $ $ 3,300,000        
ChemWaste          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Indemnification agreement with third party sites 18        
Federal and State Enforcement Actions          
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]          
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $ $ 7,200,000       $ 5,800,000
Number of proceedings as defendant | proceeding 1       0
Minimum potential liability | $ $ 1,000,000       $ 1,000,000