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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables Financing Agreement Term |  |  | 3 years |  |  |
Receivables Financing Agreement Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 250.0
Receivables Financing Agreement Collateral | $ 418.0 |  | $ 418.0 |  | $ 340.9 |
Receivables Financing Agreement Outstanding Balance | 180.0 |  | 180.0 |  | 249.7 |
Receivables Financing Agreement Available Borrowing Capacity | 70.0 |  | 70.0 |  |  |
AR Facilities, Maximum Outstanding Sales | 315.0 |  | 315.0 |  |  |
AR Facilities, Amount Outstanding to be Serviced | 134.4 | $ 187.3 | 134.4 | $ 187.3 | $ 182.3 | $ 126.1
AR Facilities, Gross receivables sold |  |  | 1,199.8 | 1,224.1 |  |
AR Facilities, Payments received from customers on sold accounts |  |  | (1,247.7) | (1,162.9) |  |
AR Facilities, Interest Expense | 1.1 | $ 1.4 | 3.9 | $ 2.9 |  |
AR Facilities, Recourse Liability | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |  |  |
Gross Recoveries from Third Parties of Costs Incurred and Expensed in Prior Periods | $ 120.0 |  | $ 120.0 |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of any recovery from third parties that is credited to environmental remediation costs in the reporting period, prior to any amounts owed to other third parties as contingent liabilities. + References No definition available. + Details
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