STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Proceeds from stock option exercises	$ 19,674,000	$ 6,317,000
Stock options
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Expiration period (in years)	P10Y
Compensation expense	5,800,000	7,700,000
Compensation expense, net of tax	3,900,000	5,400,000
Compensation expense, per basic share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.08
Compensation expense, per diluted share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.08
Income tax benefit related to compensation expense	1,900,000	2,300,000
Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 10.35	$ 11.36
Fair value of shares vested	11,400,000	10,800,000
Proceeds from stock option exercises	19,700,000
Tax benefit realized for the tax deduction from option exercises	5,800,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in future periods	14,900,000
Weighted-average period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized (in years)	1.6
Stock options | Selling, research & development and administrative expenses
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Compensation expense	5,300,000	7,300,000
Stock Awards Plans | Stock options
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of stock options granted
Dividend Yield (as a percent)	1.80%	1.70%
Expected Stock Price Volatility (as a percent)	22.90%	23.30%
Risk-free Interest Rate (as a percent)	1.30%	2.70%
Expected Life of Option (in years)	6.9	6.9
Stock options activity
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	8,345,917
Granted (in shares)	1,233,800
Exercised (in shares)	(799,811)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(2,033)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	8,777,873
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	6,284,281
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 32.90
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 51.81
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 25.99
Forfeited or expired (in dollars per share)	$ 41.44
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 36.18
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 31.45
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years):
Outstanding at the end of the period (in years)	6.4
Exercisable at the end of the period (in years)	5.2
Aggregate Intrinsic Value:
Outstanding at the end of the period	160,487,000
Exercisable at the end of the period	143,863,000
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised	21,524,000	11,069,000
Stock Awards Plans | Restricted stock units
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Compensation expense	219,000	208,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in future periods	574,000
Weighted-average period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized (in years)	1.8
Restricted stock unit activity
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)	17,293
Granted (in shares)	13,092
Vested (in shares)	(8,440)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)	21,945
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 39.21
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 52.52
Vested (in dollars per share)	$ 37.47
Nonvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 47.82
Fair value of units vested	316,000	346,000
Intrinsic value of units vested	448,000	492,000
Director Stock Option Plans | Stock options
Stock options activity
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	270,000
Exercised (in shares)	(18,500)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	251,500
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	107,336
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 37.98
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 25.67
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 38.89
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 29.75
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years):
Outstanding at the end of the period (in years)	7.1
Exercisable at the end of the period (in years)	5.0
Aggregate Intrinsic Value:
Outstanding at the end of the period	3,994,000
Exercisable at the end of the period	2,685,000
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised	$ 509,000	$ 187,000