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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received | $ 197.7 | $ 268.1 | $ 203.2
Research and development costs | 30.5 | 27.2 |
Foreign interest expense carryforward | 12.4 |  |
Foreign interest expense carryforward. tax effect | 3.7 |  |
Deferred tax asset related to net operating loss and capital loss and foreign tax credit carryforwards and research and development credit | 131.8 |  |
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | 175.4 | 170.8 |
Deferred tax liability not recognized, amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability, undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries | 25.8 |  |
Liability For unrecognized tax benefits | 36.1 | 42.9 |
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties | 4.1 | 6.0 |
Unrecognized tax benefits that would have affected the effective tax rate | 34.6 | 41.3 |
Interest and penalties | 3.4 | 5.1 |
Income tax, penalties and interest accrued | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Unrecognized tax benefits | 39.2 | 44.7 |
Unrecognized tax benefit with no associated liability | 7.2 | 7.8 |
Net benefit effect if uncertain tax positions prevail | 32.0 | $ 36.8 |
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 | 56.4 |  |
U.S. |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest limitation carryover | 586.0 |  |
Interest limitation carryforward, tax effect | 4.5 |  |
U.S. | Expire At Various Times Between 2028 and 2044 |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 12.0 |  |
State | Expire At Various Times Between 2028 and 2044 |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 228.4 |  |
Foreign Country |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 243.5 |  |
Foreign Country | Expire At Various Times Between 2024 and 2033 |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 11.4 |  |
Foreign Country | Net Operating Loss Indefinite Life |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 232.1 |  |
Foreign Country | Capital Loss Indefinite Life |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Operating loss carryforwards | 17.9 |  |
Foreign Country | Expire in Years 2025 through 2028 |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward | 8.1 |  |
State and Foreign |  |  |
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items] |  |  |
Research and development costs | $ 30.5 |  |

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