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PENSIONS - Asset Allocation (Details) - Pensions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Marine Scheme
Pensions:
Target allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Marine Scheme | Equity
Pensions:
Target allocation	0.00%
Marine Scheme | Equity | Minimum
Pensions:
Target allocation		30.00%
Marine Scheme | Equity | Maximum
Pensions:
Target allocation		65.00%
Marine Scheme | Bonds
Pensions:
Target allocation	0.00%
Marine Scheme | Bonds | Minimum
Pensions:
Target allocation		10.00%
Marine Scheme | Bonds | Maximum
Pensions:
Target allocation		50.00%
Marine Scheme | Cash
Pensions:
Target allocation	100.00%
Marine Scheme | Cash | Minimum
Pensions:
Target allocation		20.00%
Marine Scheme | Cash | Maximum
Pensions:
Target allocation		40.00%
UK Scheme
Pensions:
Target allocation	100.00%	100.00%
UK Scheme | Equity
Pensions:
Target allocation	76.50%	75.20%
UK Scheme | Bonds
Pensions:
Target allocation	23.50%	24.80%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(5)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920

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