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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Change in tax rate effect on deferred tax asset expense (benefit)						$ (3.3)
Provisional transition tax						327.4
Foreign tax credits provisional expense (benefit)						(32.3)
Reduction in transition tax	$ 4.5	$ 8.3
Increase in deferred tax asset	3.7
Adjustment to tax form related restructuring expense	$ 9.1			$ 9.1
Effective income tax rate	(12.60%)		9.50%	4.90%	16.60%
Transition tax				$ 15.8
Tax settlement				36.1
Liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions	$ 149.6			149.6		225.6
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible	70.1			70.1		94.0
Net amounts that would favorably affect effective tax rate	$ 79.5			$ 79.5		$ 131.6

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