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INCOME TAXES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Tax Act, Provisional income tax benefit |  | $ 12.1 |  |
Tax Act, Additional net expense related to increase in 2017 transition taxes | $ 4.0 |  |  |
Tax Act, Additional net tax benefits | 0.6 |  |  |
Tax Act, Revised total tax benefit |  |  |  | $ 8.7
Tax benefit related to earnings from foreign subsidiaries | 3.4 |  |  |
Increase in income tax payable due to repatriation of foreign earnings | 14.8 |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits and related interest and penalties, all of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized | 38.0 |  |  | 38.0
Expected decrease in unrecognized tax benefits in next twelve months due to lapsing statutes | 2.1 |  |  | 2.1
Interest and penalties recognized | 1.0 | 0.7 | $ 0.9 |
Interest and penalties accrued | 6.5 | 6.8 |  | 6.5
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards tax effect | 8.1 | $ 10.9 |  | $ 8.1
Foreign Operating Loss Carryforward |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Decrease in valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax asset | $ 1.7 |  |  |

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