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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Health care trend rates) (Details) - Postretirement Health Benefit Plan	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assumed health care cost trend rates
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year (as a percent)	8.00%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (as a percent)	5.00%
Year that the rate reaches the cost trend assumed rate	2026
Pre-65
Assumed health care cost trend rates
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year (as a percent)		8.30%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (as a percent)		4.00%
Year that the rate reaches the cost trend assumed rate		2035
Post-65
Assumed health care cost trend rates
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year (as a percent)		5.50%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (as a percent)		4.00%
Year that the rate reaches the cost trend assumed rate		2024

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Assumed rate, for next fiscal year, based on annual change in cost of health care cost benefits used to measure expected cost of benefits covered by defined benefit postretirement plan. Factors include, but are not limited to, estimate of health care inflation, change in health care utilization or delivery pattern, technological advances, and change in health status of participant. Excludes factors for change in composition of plan population by age and dependency status.

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Ultimate trend rate for health care cost for defined benefit postretirement plan.

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Year ultimate health care cost trend rate is expected to be reached, in CCYY format.

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