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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES (Debt Instrument Redemption) (Details) - $750 Million 5.875% 2027 Senior Notes [Member] | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One, Upon Equity Issuance [Member] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 105.875%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One, Including Premium [Member] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 102.938%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 101.958%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 100.979%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five [Member] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption [Line Items] |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 100.00%

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- Definition Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 470 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph e -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=75038535&loc=d3e64711-112823 + Details
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