SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Number of reportable segments | segment		3
Total Restructuring Initiatives		$ 20,472	$ 63,829	$ 2,208
INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES
Dividends received from affiliates		0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of investment in equity securities		16,487
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		3,530	10,000	5,000
Increase (decrease) in value of preferred equity stock investment			$ 6,500
GOODWILL
Impairment of goodwill		$ 0
RETIREMENT OF COMMON STOCK
Common stock repurchased (retired and held in treasury) (in shares) | shares		779	668
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares) | shares			623
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		$ 82,800	$ 75,300	68,200
INCOME TAXES
Net benefit related to additional guidance with respect to the calculation of the transition tax		0	2,570	(31,575)
Net benefit related to the change in the federal corporate tax rate		0	2,800	5,055
TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCIES
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax		(1,700)	(1,700)	(5,000)
ADOPTION OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Provision for Income Taxes		$ 99,842	71,254	74,796
Preferred equity stocks
INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY SECURITIES
Proceeds from sale of investment in equity securities	$ 16,500
Investment in preferred equity stock						$ 10,000
Increase (decrease) in value of preferred equity stock investment			6,500
Cost method investments					$ 3,500
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
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		$ 17,682	52,244	529
Pharma
Total Restructuring Initiatives		632	3,589
Food + Beverage
Total Restructuring Initiatives		391	4,185	1,679
Corporate & Other
Total Restructuring Initiatives		1,767	3,811
Business Transformation
Total Restructuring Initiatives		$ 20,472	$ 63,829	$ 2,208