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STOCK PLANS (Summary of Stock Option Activity) (Details) (Stock options, USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Stock options |  |  |
Stock Options, Shares |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year (in shares) | 2,452,648 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 3,060,944 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 3,632,463 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Granted (in shares) | 5,121 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 273,105 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 412,980 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Exercised (in shares) | (329,986)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | (774,783)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | (962,029)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Canceled (in shares) | (40,590)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | (106,618)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | (22,470)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Balance at end of year (in shares) | 2,087,193 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 2,452,648 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 3,060,944 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Exercisable at end of year (in shares) | 1,818,218 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 1,837,014 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 2,208,455 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Stock Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 36.52 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 30.98 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 26.05 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Shares granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 69.61 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 70.88 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 47.66 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Shares exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 27.63 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 26.20 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 19.52 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Shares canceled, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 47.21 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 40.54 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 24.07 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Balance at end of year, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 37.80 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 36.52 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 30.98 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Exercisable at end of year, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ 33.89 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 29.93 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | $ 27.19 us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember

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