| **EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Estimate the Net Periodic Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Costs) (Details)** | 12 Months Ended |
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| Retirement Health Care [Member] | Retirement Health Care Plans [Member]                                                                              |            |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]**                                             |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                                                        | 3.35%           | 4.01% |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]**                                      |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                                                        | 4.01%           | 3.66% | 3.42% |
| Retirement Income Plans [Member] | Other Postretirement Benefits Plan [Member]                                                                       |            |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]**                                             |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                                                        | 3.41%           | 4.10% |   |
| Rate of compensation increase                                                                                                                        | 2.86%           | 2.87% |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]**                                      |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                                                        | 4.10%           | 3.70% | 3.42% |
| Rate of compensation increase                                                                                                                        | 2.87%           | 2.83% | 2.92% |
| Expected return on plan assets                                                                                                                       | 4.33%           | 4.43% | 4.73% |

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| - Definition
Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.
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| - Definition
Weighted average rate increase of compensation, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.
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| - Definition
Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.
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| - Definition
Weighted average rate of return on plan assets, reflecting average rate of earnings expected on existing plan assets and expected contributions, used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan.
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| - Definition
Weighted average rate of compensation increase used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, pay-related defined benefit plan.
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