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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Percent Of Principal Amount Outstanding Held By Trustee Or Holders, That May Deem Notes Due And Payable

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Priority Debt, Percentage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Details)				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 24, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2018	Aug. 23, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				$ 484,700,000
Long-term debt				$ 1,341,303,000	$ 1,465,000,000
Receivables securitization facility \| The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 250,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility 2019 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio, maximum				3.00
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 900,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility 2019 Term Loan \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate				0.50%
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility 2019 Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate				1.13%
Unsecured Debt \| Amended Credit Agreement Due 2023 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio, maximum	3.50
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Amended Credit Agreement Due 2023 \| Subsequent Event \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.075%
Unsecured Debt \| Amended Credit Agreement Due 2023 \| Subsequent Event \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.20%
Unsecured Debt \| Senior Notes Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value				$ 593,500,000
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage		101.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		4.20%
Debt instrument, effective yield		4.39%
Long-term debt				$ 591,405,000	$ 0
Percent of principal amount outstanding held by trustee or holders		25.00%
Senior Notes \| Note Purchase Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio, maximum			3.00
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, covenant, interest expense ratio, maximum			2.00
Debt instrument, covenant, priority debt, percentage			15.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage			100.00%