STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Proceeds from stock option exercises	$ 19,540,000	$ 19,674,000
Stock options
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Award vesting period	3 years
Expiration period	10 years
Compensation expense	6,500,000	5,800,000
Compensation expense, net of tax	4,400,000	3,900,000
Compensation expense, per basic share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.07	$ 0.06
Compensation expense, per diluted share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.06	$ 0.06
Income tax benefit related to compensation expense	2,100,000	1,900,000
Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 10.07	$ 10.35
Fair value of shares vested	12,100,000	11,400,000
Proceeds from stock option exercises	19,500,000
Tax benefit realized for the tax deduction from option exercises	4,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in future periods	15,300,000
Weighted-average period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized	1 year 7 months 6 days
Stock options | Selling, research & development and administrative expenses
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Compensation expense	5,900,000	5,300,000
Stock Awards Plans | Stock options
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of stock options granted
Dividend Yield (as a percent)	1.80%	1.80%
Expected Stock Price Volatility (as a percent)	22.70%	22.90%
Risk-free Interest Rate (as a percent)	1.20%	1.30%
Expected Life of Option	6 years 10 months 24 days	6 years 10 months 24 days
Stock options activity
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	7,879,197
Granted (in shares)	1,335,300
Exercised (in shares)	(663,664)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(22,966)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	8,527,867
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	5,982,654
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 37.27
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 51.57
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 28.69
Forfeited or expired (in dollars per share)	$ 45.02
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 40.15
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 35.49
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years):
Outstanding at the end of the period	6 years 6 months
Exercisable at the end of the period	5 years 4 months 24 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value:
Outstanding at the end of the period	146,648,000
Exercisable at the end of the period	130,756,000
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised	16,515,000	21,524,000
Stock Awards Plans | Restricted stock units
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Award vesting period	3 years
Compensation expense	416,000	219,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in future periods	622,000
Weighted-average period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized	1 year 7 months 6 days
Restricted stock unit activity
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares)	25,862
Granted (in shares)	9,948
Vested (in shares)	(11,208)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)	24,602
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 48.76
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 53.94
Vested (in dollars per share)	$ 44.27
Nonvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 52.90
Fair value of units vested	496,000	316,000
Intrinsic value of units vested	582,000	448,000
Director Stock Option Plans | Stock options
Stock options activity
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	276,667
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	276,667
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	121,834
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 45.48
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 45.48
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 38.09
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years):
Outstanding at the end of the period	7 years 7 months 6 days
Exercisable at the end of the period	6 years 3 months 18 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value:
Outstanding at the end of the period	3,283,000
Exercisable at the end of the period	2,347,000
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised		$ 509,000