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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Disposition (Details) - Holchem Group Limited [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total Consideration	$ 106.6
Cash received from sale of business	55.4
Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration, Notes Receivable	51.2
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal After Tax	$ 12.8

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-Subparagraph (b)
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