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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NARRATIVE (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) reporting_unit | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) reportingUnit | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units | reportingUnit |  |  |  | 5 |  |
Goodwill impairment | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 156,600,000 | $ 0 |
Goodwill | 3,282,700,000 |  |  | 3,282,700,000 |  | $ 3,396,500,000
Indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment |  |  |  | $ 38,700,000 | 5,300,000 |
COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Minimum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill measurement input |  |  |  | 0.090 |  |
Minimum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill measurement input |  | 0.095 |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, measurement input |  | 0.100 |  |  |  |
Maximum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill measurement input |  |  |  | 0.115 |  |
Maximum | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill measurement input |  | 0.115 |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, measurement input |  | 0.175 |  |  |  |
Equipment and Instruments Reporting Unit |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 291,500,000 |  |  | $ 291,500,000 |  |
Reporting Unit Within The Technologies And Equipment Segment |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 1,200,000,000 |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |
Technologies & Equipment |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  |  |  | 156,600,000 |  |
Goodwill | $ 2,403,400,000 |  |  | $ 2,403,400,000 |  | $ 2,515,700,000
Indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment |  |  |  |  | $ 5,300,000 |
Technologies & Equipment | Equipment and Instruments Reporting Unit | COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  | $ 156,600,000 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 290,500,000 |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment |  | 38,700,000 |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived tradenames and trademarks |  | $ 75,000,000.0 |  |  |  |

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