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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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DEBT AND BANK CREDIT FACILITIES (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
DEBT AND BANK CREDIT FACILITIES (Narrative) (Details)	Jan. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) tranche	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Fair value of debt			$ 1,244,200,000		$ 1,244,200,000		$ 1,433,400,000
Term Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	5 years
Principal amount	$ 1,250,000,000.00
Amortization rate per annum	5.00%
Amortization rate, after two years	7.50%
Amortization rate, last two years	10.00%
Weighted average interest rate, over time			2.70%	2.00%	2.50%	2.00%
Percent of certain cash proceeds received for required prepayment	100.00%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 100,000,000.0
Multicurrency Revolving Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	5 years
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000.0
Multicurrency Revolving Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate, over time			2.70%	1.90%	2.50%	1.90%
Borrowings under line of credit			$ 29,600,000		$ 29,600,000
Available borrowing capacity			440,600,000		440,600,000
Average daily balance			97,800,000	$ 29,700,000	105,400,000	$ 45,100,000
Multicurrency Revolving Facility \| Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under line of credit			29,800,000		29,800,000
2011 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			500,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Number of tranches in private placement \| tranche					7
2011 Notes \| Minimum \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term					7 years
2011 Notes \| Maximum \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term					12 years
2007 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		$ 100,000,000
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other notes payable			$ 5,100,000		$ 5,100,000		$ 5,100,000
Weighted average interest rate			5.20%		5.20%		5.60%
Long-Term Debt \| 2011 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			$ 400,000,000		$ 400,000,000
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt \| 2011 Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			$ 100,000,000		$ 100,000,000