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STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM - Additional Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2017 $ / shares shares | Apr. 19, 2017 USD ($) financial_institution agreement shares | Sep. 24, 2017 USD ($) shares | Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Equity [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Authorized repurchase of Company common stock (up to) |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
Net shares of settlements to cover tax withholding obligations (in shares) | shares |  |  | 11 |
Amount paid for shares under net share settlements |  |  | $ 1,800,000 |
Number of accelerated share repurchase agreements | agreement |  | 2 |  |
Number of financial institutions | financial_institution |  | 2 |  |
Total repurchase amount |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Number of shares repurchased | shares | 780 | 2,570 | 1,779 |
Percent of prepayment divided by closing stock price |  | 70.00% |  |
Weighted-average share price | $ / shares | $ 149.16 |  |  |

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