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ENVIRONMENTAL (Details 1) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract] |  |  |
Accrued liabilities for unasserted claims | $ 11.6 |  |
Maximum period for required site OM and M expense accrual (in years) | 30 years |  |
Environmental loss contingencies accrual |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 146.6 | $ 147.3 |
Provisions charged to income | 30.1 | 24.2 | $ 16.2
Remedial and investigatory spending | (25.9) | (24.6) |
Other | 2.8 | (0.3) |
Ending balance | 153.6 | $ 146.6 | $ 147.3
Reserves for environmental expenditures-noncurrent | 121.6 |  |
Future environmental expenditures expected to be utilized over the next 5 years | 59.8 |  |
Future environmental expenditures expected to be utilized over the next 6 to 10 years | 51.2 |  |
Future environmental expenditures expected to be utilized beyond 10 years | $ 42.6 |  |
Number of sites included in the total estimated environmental liability | 58 |  |
Number of United States Environmental Protection Agency National Priority List sites | 14 |  |
Number of sites which constituted the largest portion of the environmental liability | 9 |  |
Percentage of environmental liability that the larger sites made up | 83.00% |  |
Number of sites which constituted the smallest portion of the environmental liability | 49 |  |
Percentage of environmental liability any one of the smallest sites made up, maximum | 2.00% |  |
Number of larger sites which are in long-term OM and M | 7 |  |
Environmental Liability Number of Larger Sites in Remedial Action Plan | 7 |  |
Environmental Liability Number of Larger Sites in Remedial Design | 6 |  |
Environmental Liability Number of Larger Sites with Remedial Investigation | 4 |  |
Percentage of environmental liability any one of the largest sites made up maximum | 25.00% |  |
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] |  |  |
Possible additional contingent environmental liabilities | $ 80.0 |  |
Minimum |  |  |
Environmental loss contingencies accrual |  |  |
Expected annual environmental-related cash outlay for site investigation and remediation | 25.0 |  |
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected annual environmental-related cash outlay for site investigation and remediation | 25.0 |  |
Maximum |  |  |
Environmental loss contingencies accrual |  |  |
Expected annual environmental-related cash outlay for site investigation and remediation | 35.0 |  |
Environmental Exit Cost [Line Items] |  |  |
Expected annual environmental-related cash outlay for site investigation and remediation | $ 35.0 |  |

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