RESTRUCTURING CHARGES - Components of Restructuring Charges (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) employee
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	$ 20,435	$ 17,421	$ 11,539	$ 49,395
Cost of sales
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges				38,800
Severance
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	13,782	16,932	11,539	$ 42,253
Number of identified employees | employee				4,311
Other exit costs
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	6,653	489	0	$ 7,142
Americas:
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	10,976	6,752	10,822	$ 28,550
Number of identified employees | employee				1,988
Americas: | Severance
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	7,623	6,263	10,822	$ 24,708
Americas: | Other exit costs
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	3,353	489	0	3,842
Asia:
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	5,110	9,701	263	$ 15,074
Number of identified employees | employee				2,229
Asia: | Severance
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	5,110	9,701	263	$ 15,074
Asia: | Other exit costs
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	0	0	0	0
Europe:
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	4,349	968	454	$ 5,771
Number of identified employees | employee				94
Europe: | Severance
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	1,049	968	454	$ 2,471
Europe: | Other exit costs
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges	$ 3,300	$ 0	$ 0	3,300
Operating segments | Communications Enterprise Compute (CEC)
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges				15,200
Operating segments | Consumer Technologies Group
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges				8,100
Operating segments | Industrial & Emerging Industries
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges				5,400
Operating segments | High Reliability Solutions
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges				16,100
Corporate
RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
Restructuring charges				$ 4,600