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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Activity Related to Asbestos Claims (Detail) (Asbestos Issue [Member]) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013 Claim | Jun. 30, 2012 Claim
Liability for Asbestos Environmental Claims [Rollforward] |  |  |  |
Pending claims - Beginning | 96,000 |  | 105,000 |
New claims | 2,000 |  | 2,000 |
Settlements(a) | (2,000) | [1] | 0 | [1]
Dismissals(b) | (19,000) | [2] | (11,000) | [2]
Pending claims - Ending | 77,000 |  | 96,000 |
Inactive [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Asbestos Environmental Claims [Rollforward] |  |  |  |
Pending claims - Ending | 18,000 | [2] | 29,000 | [2]
Active [Member] |  |  |  |
Liability for Asbestos Environmental Claims [Rollforward] |  |  |  |
Pending claims - Ending | 59,000 |  | 67,000 |
[1] | Settled claims for the six months ended June 30, 2012 rounded to less than one thousand.
[2] | Approximately eleven thousand claims dismissed during both six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were filed in Mississippi and considered inactive. Inactive claims represent pending claims in Mississippi filed prior to 2004, which have been excluded from our asbestos measurement as we believe these claims have little to no value.

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- Definition The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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- Definition The total amount of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency accrual as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 5 -Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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