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ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2022 | Jan. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Feb. 28, 2021
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled February2021 |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorized amount for share repurchase |  |  |  | $ 250.0
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  |  | 2.4
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 83.86
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value |  |  |  | 80.00%
February 2021 Stock Repurchase Program Shares Sold in March 2021 |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  |  | 3.0 |
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 84.51 |
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled January 2022 |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorized amount for share repurchase |  | $ 250.0 |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) |  | 1.9 |  |
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share) |  | $ 104.87 |  |
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value |  | 80.00% |  |
January 2022 Stock Repurchase Program Shares Sold in February 2022 |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased (in shares) | 2.3 |  |  |
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share) | $ 110.31 |  |  |

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