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SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]
Employee termination benefits obligations	$ 43.5		$ 48.4
Charges for employee termination benefitsd	25.2	$ 17.6
Share-based compensation expense associated with equity awards held by terminated employees	0.5	$ 2.6
Cumulative charges for employee termination benefits	165.6
Cumulative charges for employee termination benefits related to share-based compensation expense	$ 24.5

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Cumulative Charges for Employee Termination Benefits, Share-Based Compensation

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Amount of expense for employee benefit and equity-based compensation.

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Amount of noncash expense (reversal of expense) for employee benefits and share-based payment arrangement. Includes, but is not limited to, pension, other postretirement, postemployment and termination benefits.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585

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