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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2019
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $ 96.4 | $ 82.0 | $ 187.6 | $ 158.9
Income tax benefit | 20.0 | 16.5 | 38.9 | 32.9
Share-based compensation expense after income taxes | 76.4 | 65.5 | 148.7 | 126.0
Total cost of sales |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 19.4 | 16.2 | 37.7 | 31.7
Total cost of sales | Cost of sales - products |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 14.2 | 11.4 | 27.0 | 22.4
Total cost of sales | Cost of sales - services |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 5.2 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 9.3
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | 49.6 | 40.7 | 95.3 | 79.3
Research and development |  |  |  |
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Share-based compensation expense before income taxes | $ 27.4 | $ 25.1 | $ 54.6 | $ 47.9

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