STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Proceeds from stock option exercises	$ 24,564,000	$ 38,368,000
Stock options
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Award vesting period	3 years
Expiration period	10 years
Compensation expense	15,000,000	11,500,000
Compensation expense, net of tax	9,800,000	7,700,000
Income tax benefit related to compensation expense	5,200,000	3,800,000
Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 14.82	$ 10.16
Fair value of shares vested	14,100,000	12,900,000
Proceeds from stock option exercises	24,600,000
Actual tax benefit realized for the tax deduction from option exercises	7,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in future periods	16,100,000
Weighted-average period over which compensation cost is expected to be recognized	1 year 6 months
Stock options | Selling, research & development and administrative expenses
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Compensation expense	13,400,000	10,200,000
Stock Awards Plans | Stock options
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of stock options granted
Dividend Yield (as a percent)	1.70%	1.80%
Expected Stock Price Volatility (as a percent)	22.10%	22.70%
Risk-free Interest Rate (as a percent)	2.30%	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)	7,815,932
Granted (in shares)	1,379,850
Exercised (in shares)	(665,671)
Forfeited or expired (in shares)	(31,417)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	8,498,694
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	5,832,623
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 41.26
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 67.93
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 32.23
Forfeited or expired (in dollars per share)	$ 49.86
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 46.27
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 39.94
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years):
Outstanding at the end of the period	6 years 1 month 6 days
Exercisable at the end of the period	5 years
Aggregate Intrinsic Value:
Outstanding at the end of the period	132,612,000
Exercisable at the end of the period	121,124,000
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised	22,386,000	33,123,000
Stock Awards Plans | Restricted stock units
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Award vesting period	3 years
Compensation expense	1,400,000	574,000
Unrecognized compensation cost expected to be recognized in future periods	2,300,000
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)	25,681
Granted (in shares)	47,671
Vested (in shares)	(11,602)
Balance at the end of the period (in shares)	61,750
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 53.49
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 67.08
Vested (in dollars per share)	$ 52.96
Nonvested at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 64.09
Fair value of units vested	614,000	571,000
Intrinsic value of units vested	761,000	661,000
Director Stock Option Plans | Stock options
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Weighted-average fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share)	$ 14.07	$ 10.89
Assumptions used to estimate fair value of stock options granted
Dividend Yield (as a percent)	1.80%	1.90%
Expected Stock Price Volatility (as a percent)	22.20%	23.00%
Risk-free Interest Rate (as a percent)	2.20%	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)	313,834
Granted (in shares)	95,000
Exercised (in shares)	(40,166)
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	368,668
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares)	188,159
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 48.85
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 66.59
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 47.96
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 53.52
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 45.98
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years):
Outstanding at the end of the period	7 years 6 months
Exercisable at the end of the period	6 years 1 month 6 days
Aggregate Intrinsic Value:
Outstanding at the end of the period	3,208,000
Exercisable at the end of the period	2,769,000
Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised	741,000	732,000
New long-term incentive program
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Compensation expense	480,000
Performance period used to measure cumulative total shareholder return of common stock	3 years
Expected total expense related to program over the performance period	$ 1,200,000