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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) installment plan $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Number of active stock-based compensation plans | plan |  |  | 3 |  |
Shares available for grant (shares) | shares | 33,600,000 |  | 33,600,000 |  |
Term of share-based compensation plan |  |  | 10 years |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to all equity awards | $ | $ 142,500,000 |  | $ 142,500,000 |  |
Weighted-average period of recognition |  |  | 2 years 3 months 18 days |  |
Tax benefit recognized related to stock-based compensation | $ |  |  | $ 136,600,000 | $ 110,400,000 | $ 107,200,000
Tax benefit realized from stock option exercises | $ |  |  | $ 105,500,000 | $ 73,400,000 | 103,300,000
Intrinsic value of options exercised in period | $ | $ 737,900,000 |  |  |  |
Cash received per share in transaction (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 3.00 |  | $ 3.00 |  |
Number of stock options granted during period (shares) | shares |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Cash received from stock option exercises | $ | $ 155,400,000 |  |  | $ 0 |
Number of common shares required to settle (shares) | shares | 500,000 |  | 500,000 |  |
Stock based compensation capitalized | $ |  |  | $ 5,100,000 | 0 | 0
Compensation cost from modification of equity awards | $ |  |  | $ 21,200,000 | $ 7,100,000 | $ 3,200,000
Stock Options |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Number of annual vesting installments | installment |  |  | 4 |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 4 years |  |
RSUs and PSUs |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value of market-based awards (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 104.74 |  |  |  |
Fair value of equity awards other than options vested during period | $ | $ 14,800,000 |  |  |  |
RSUs |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value of market-based awards (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 106.17 | $ 295.37 |  |  |
Number of PSUs vested during the period (shares) | shares | 304,000 | 78,000 |  |  |
Number of equity awards other than options granted during period (shares) (less than $0.1 million in 2018 and 2016) | shares | 277,000 | 8,000 |  |  |
PSUs |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value of market-based awards (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 102.70 | $ 0 |  |  |
Number of PSUs vested during the period (shares) | shares | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Number of equity awards other than options granted during period (shares) (less than $0.1 million in 2018 and 2016) | shares | 195,000 | 0 |  |  |
Market-Based Awards |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average grant date fair value of market-based awards (USD per share) | $ / shares | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Number of PSUs vested during the period (shares) | shares | 111,000 | 53,000 |  |  |
Number of equity awards other than options granted during period (shares) (less than $0.1 million in 2018 and 2016) | shares | 0 | 0 |  |  |
Fair value of equity awards other than options vested during period | $ | $ 2,500,000 |  |  |  |
Minimum | RSUs |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 3 years |  |
Minimum | Market-Based Awards |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 2 years |  |
Maximum | RSUs |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 4 years |  |
Maximum | Market-Based Awards |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  | 4 years |  |

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