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ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE - Schedule of Accelerated Share Repurchases (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions | 1 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018
April 2018 Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorized repurchase amount |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000.0
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%
July 2018 Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Initial delivery of treasury stock (in shares) |  |  | 2.8 |
Final price per share of repurchased shares (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 142.37 |
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled May 2019 |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorized repurchase amount |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |  |
Initial delivery of treasury stock (in shares) |  | 0.7 |  |
Average cost per share of shares acquired (in dollars per share) |  | $ 178.66 |  |
Value of shares repurchased as percentage of contract |  | 80.00% |  |
May 2019 Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Initial delivery of treasury stock (in shares) |  | 0.8 |  |
Final price per share of repurchased shares (in dollars per share) |  | $ 178.42 |  |
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled June 2019 |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorized repurchase amount |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |
Initial delivery of treasury stock (in shares) |  | 0.5 |  |
Average cost per share of shares acquired (in dollars per share) |  | $ 170.02 |  |
Value of shares repurchased as percentage of contract |  | 80.00% |  |
June 2019 Stock Repurchase Program |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Initial delivery of treasury stock (in shares) | 0.6 |  |  |
Final price per share of repurchased shares (in dollars per share) | $ 178.46 |  |  |

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