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DEBT (Debt Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 2,856,900,000 |  | $ 1,196,800,000
Less short-term debt and current maturities | (706,700,000) |  | (49,300,000)
Less unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs | (13,900,000) |  | (9,100,000)
Total long-term debt, net | 2,136,300,000 |  | 1,138,400,000
Commercial paper |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 431,700,000 |  | 47,200,000
364-Day Revolver |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 0 |  | 0
Notes, 6.30%, due July 2017 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 272,500,000 |  | 272,500,000
Term Loan, due Nov 2018 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 500,000,000 |  | 0
Notes, 2.30%, due June 2021 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 500,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 | 0
Notes, 3.30%, due Dec 2022 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 500,000,000 |  | 500,000,000
Notes, 3.25%, due June 2026 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 275,000,000 | $ 275,000,000 | 0
Debentures, 6.90%, due July 2028 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 125,000,000 |  | 125,000,000
Notes, 7.00%, due July 2037 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | 250,000,000 |  | 250,000,000
Other |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Total debt | $ 2,700,000 |  | $ 2,100,000

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