SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) segment $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Number of reportable segments | segment			3
Total Restructuring Initiatives			$ 63,829	$ 2,208
INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES
Dividends received from affiliates			0	0	$ 0
Gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliate		$ 2,000
Percentage of interest acquired	20.00%
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	$ 5,000		10,000	$ 5,000
Investment in preferred equity stock, cost						$ 10,000
Increase (decrease) in value of preferred equity stock investment			$ 6,500		2,013
RETIREMENT OF COMMON STOCK
Common stock repurchased (retired and held in treasury) (in shares) | shares			668	1,900
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares) | shares			623	512
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 0.01	$ 0.01
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research and development expenses incurred net of customer funded research and development or government research and development credits			$ 75,300	$ 68,200	66,200
INCOME TAXES
Net benefit reflected related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act			5,400
Net benefit related to additional guidance with respect to the calculation of the transition tax			2,570	(31,575)
Net benefit related to the change in the federal corporate tax rate			2,800	5,055
Liability for distributions in Europe that will occur early in 2019			2,200
Recognized charge representing provisional estimate of one-time transition tax				31,600
Estimate of deferred income tax benefit related to corporate rate change				(6,800)
TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax			(1,700)	(5,000)	(326)
ADOPTION OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Provision for Income Taxes			$ 71,254	74,796	$ 74,893
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
PROPERTY AND DEPRECIATION
Estimated useful lives			10 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
PROPERTY AND DEPRECIATION
Estimated useful lives			40 years
Machinery and equipment | Minimum
PROPERTY AND DEPRECIATION
Estimated useful lives			3 years
Machinery and equipment | Maximum
PROPERTY AND DEPRECIATION
Estimated useful lives			15 years
Business Transformation
Total Restructuring Initiatives			$ 63,829	2,208
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | Minimum
FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			1 year
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | Maximum
FINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life			20 years
Beauty + Home
Total Restructuring Initiatives			$ 52,244	529
Pharma
Total Restructuring Initiatives			3,589
Food + Beverage
Total Restructuring Initiatives			4,185	$ 1,679
Corporate & Other
Total Restructuring Initiatives			$ 3,811