| **EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions Used) (Details)**                            | 12 Months Ended |
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| Retirement Income | Retirement Income                                                                           |            |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]**        |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                   | 4.37%           | 3.72% |   |
| Rate of compensation increase                                                                                   | 3.62%           | 3.09% |   |
| Interest crediting rate                                                                                         | 2.67%           | 2.69% |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]** |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                   | 3.72%           | 2.56% | 2.45% |
| Rate of compensation increase                                                                                   | 3.09%           | 3.02% | 2.92% |
| Expected return on plan assets                                                                                  | 2.67%           | 3.00% | 3.08% |
| Interest crediting rate                                                                                         | 2.69%           | 2.57% | 1.92% |
| Retirement Health Care | Retirement Health Care                                                                 |            |   |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]**        |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                   | 5.10%           | 4.65% |   |
| **Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]** |            |   |   |
| Discount rate                                                                                                   | 4.65%           | 2.61% | 2.51% |

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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 interest crediting rate used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.
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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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Weighted-average interest crediting rate used to determine net periodic benefit cost of defined benefit plan. Plan includes, but is not limited to, cash balance and other defined benefit plans with promised interest crediting rate.
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