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ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE Narrative (Details) - April 2018 Stock Repurchase Program - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Authorized repurcahse amount	$ 400,000,000
Initial delivery of treasury stock (in shares)	2.5
Average cost per share of shares acquired (in dollars per share)	$ 127.36
Value of shares repurchased as percentage of contract	80.00%
Outstanding amount of contract (in shares)		0.3

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