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CREDIT FACILITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 01, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2025 | Jul. 31, 2025 | Oct. 31, 2024 | Feb. 26, 2025 | Feb. 25, 2025 | Jun. 28, 2021 | Sep. 01, 2018 | Aug. 31, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | $ 10,900,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate cash flow hedge gain to be reclassified during next 12 months, net |  | $ 5,800,000 | $ 5,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax to be reclassified during the next 12 months |  | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain from cash flow hedges recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |  |  | 5,100,000 | $ 9,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tax related to amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | 2,800,000 | $ 4,300,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | 7,900,000 |  |  |  |
Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal |  | $ 7,500,000 | $ 15,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net leverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 5.00 |  |  |  |
Secured net leverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 4.00 |  |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 1.50 |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | $ 8,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Scenario, Material Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net leverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 5.50 |  |  |  |
Secured net leverage ratio |  |  |  |  | 4.50 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Asset Pledged as Collateral | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock of first-tier foreign subsidiaries held |  |  |  |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 800,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 600,000,000 | $ 528,100,000 | $ 650,000,000 |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | 2,900,000 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ 900,000,000.0 |  |  |  | 1,600,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 | $ 1,300,000,000 | $ 800,000,000 | $ 800,000,000.0
Credit Facility | Standby letters of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | 250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Swing Line Loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |  |  |  |

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