The aggregate foreign currency transaction gain (loss) (both realized and unrealized) included in determining net income for the reporting period. Excludes foreign currency transactions designated as hedges of net investment in a foreign entity and intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements. For certain enterprises, primarily banks, that are dealers in foreign exchange, foreign currency transaction gains (losses) may be disclosed as dealer gains (losses).

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Goodwill
Number of years out of the three years presented in the Form 10-K in which no impairment of goodwill was recorded	3 years
RESEARCH& DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research and development expenses incurred net of customer funded research and development or government research and development credits	$ 65.4	$ 67.0	$ 51.4
TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Realized and unrealized foreign currency transaction gain (losses)	$ 1.6	$ (1.5)	$ (0.6)
Patents, non-compete agreements and license agreements \| Minimum
FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Useful life	3 years
Patents, non-compete agreements and license agreements \| Maximum
FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Useful life	20 years