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ACCELERATED SHARE REPURCHASE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Feb. 28, 2023	Feb. 28, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled January 2022
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Amount Paid				$ 250.0
Shares Received (in shares)				1.9
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share)				$ 104.87
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value				80.00%
Initial Delivery of Shares Settled February2023
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Amount Paid		$ 200.0
Shares Received (in shares)		2.0
Initial delivery, price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 80.44
Value of Shares as % of Contract Value		80.00%
January 2023 Stock Repurchase Program Shares Sold in February 2023
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares Received (in shares)			2.3
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share)			$ 110.31
February 2021 Stock Repurchase Program Shares Sold in March 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Shares Received (in shares)	2.5
Final settlement per share price (in dollars per share)	$ 79.28

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