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INCOME TAXES (Additional Information) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Net Operating Losses recognized, tax effected | $ 106.2 |  |
Provision for income taxes from discontinued operation |  |  | $ 17.9
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries indefinitely invested | 85.7 |  |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | $ 222.9 | $ 121.4 |
Foreign Earnings Repatriated under American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Description | 29.1 million will be available to be utilized upon repatriation of foreign earnings. |  |
Cash paid for income taxes, net of amounts refunded | $ 202.9 | 148.2 | $ 174.8
Unrecognized tax benefits | 24.6 | 23.3 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties | 3.0 | 3.5 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would have affected the effective tax rate | 22.0 | 20.4 |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued | 2.6 | 3.1 |
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued | 1.3 | $ 1.0 |
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Lower bound | 0.0 |  |
Gross unrecognized tax benefit balance, change within the next twelve months, upper limit | 9.4 |  |
Foreign Country |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 719.9 |  |
Deferred tax asset related to net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards | 236.1 |  |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | 222.0 |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 50.7 |  |
Foreign Country | Expire at various times between 2016 and 2035 |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 13.3 |  |
Foreign Country | Net Operating Loss, Indefinite Life |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 706.6 |  |
Foreign Country | Capital Loss Indefinite Life |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 18.2 |  |
Foreign Country | Expire in the years 2022 through 2025 |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 21.6 |  |
United States Federal | Expire at various times between 2016 and 2032 |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 66.3 |  |
State | Expire in 2018 |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Capital loss carryforwards | $ 2.5 |  |

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