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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries indefinitely invested | $ 262,200,000 |  |
Deferred tax liability not recognized, amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability, undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 30,100,000 |  |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings | 0 |  |
Research and development costs | 32,400,000 | $ 26,700,000 |
Deferred tax asset related to net operating loss and capital loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards and research and development credit | 341,100,000 |  |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | 379,800,000 | 428,300,000 |
Cash paid (refund received) for income taxes | (2,500,000) | 59,600,000 | $ 215,700,000
Liability For unrecognized tax benefits | 24,600,000 | 24,900,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties | 2,900,000 | 2,600,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would have affected the effective tax rate | 23,800,000 | 23,800,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate, income tax penalties and interest accrued | 2,600,000 | 2,300,000 |
Income tax, penalties and interest accrued | 1,000,000.0 | 900,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 27,500,000 | 25,900,000 |
Unrecognized tax benefit with no associated liability | 5,800,000 | 3,600,000 |
Net benefit effect if uncertain tax positions prevail | 21,700,000 | 22,300,000 |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, reduction in net deferred tax liability |  | $ 85,100,000 |
Minimum |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible | 0 |  |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible | 0 |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Decrease unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible | 5,000,000.0 |  |
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible | 5,000,000.0 |  |
Operating Loss and Capital Loss and Foreign Tax Credit Carryforwards and Research and Development Credit |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | 259,600,000 |  |
State |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest limitation carryover | 216,200,000 |  |
Foreign Country |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 1,062,800,000 |  |
Domestic Tax Authority |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest limitation carryover | 23,100,000 |  |
Sate and Foreign |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Research and development costs | 37,200,000 |  |
Expire At Various Times Between 2021 and 2039 | United States Federal |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 12,600,000 |  |
Expire At Various Times Between 2021 and 2039 | State |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 159,800,000 |  |
Expire At Various Times Between 2020 and 2039 | Foreign Country |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 333,600,000 |  |
Net Operating Loss Indefinite Life | Foreign Country |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 729,200,000 |  |
Capital Loss Indefinite Life | Foreign Country |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 16,200,000 |  |
Expire in Years 2025 through 2027 | Foreign Country |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | $ 16,600,000 |  |

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