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PENSION PLANS (Details 6) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Long-term rate of return assumption by asset class [Abstract] |
U.S. equities, minimum (in hundredths) | 9.00%
U.S. equities, maximum (in hundredths) | 13.00%
Non-U.S. equities, minimum (in hundredths) | 10.00%
Non-U.S. equities, maximum (in hundredths) | 14.00%
Fixed income/cash, minimum (in hundredths) | 5.00%
Fixed income/cash, maximum (in hundredths) | 9.00%
Alternative investments, minimum (in hundredths) | 5.00%
Alternative investments, maximum (in hundredths) | 15.00%
Absolute return strategies, minimum (in hundredths) | 8.00%
Absolute return strategies, maximum (in hundredths) | 12.00%

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