| **FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)**                   | 3 Months Ended |             |
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| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Maximum duration, foreign exchange contracts                                                            | 2 years        |        |
| Estimated amount of the existing net gain (loss) to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months | $ (10,000,000) |        |
| Derivative instruments subject to contractually defined counterparty liability position limits          | 2,000,000      | $ 3,000,000 |
| Interest Rate Contract [Member]                                                                         |           |        |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Notional amount                                                                                         | $ 300,000,000  | 225,000,000 |
| Maximum duration, interest rate contracts                                                               | 3 years        |        |
| Purchases of Inventory [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]                                    |           |        |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Notional amount                                                                                         | $ 58,000,000   | 70,000,000  |
| Total Commodity Purchase Derivative Contracts [Member]                                                  |           |        |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Maximum duration, commodity contracts                                                                   | 2 years        |        |
| Notional amount                                                                                         | $ 22,000,000   | 27,000,000  |
| Jet Fuel Swaps [Member]                                                                                 |           |        |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Notional amount                                                                                         | 11,000,000     | 13,000,000  |
| Soybean Oil Futures [Member]                                                                            |           |        |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Notional amount                                                                                         | 11,000,000     | 14,000,000  |
| Soybean Oil Futures [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]                                              |           |        |
| **Derivative [Line Items]**                                                                             |           |        |
| Cash margin balances amount                                                                             | $ 1,000,000    | $ 2,000,000 |

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Derivative instruments subject to contractually defined counterparty liability position limits.
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| - Definition
The estimated net amount of existing gains or losses on cash flow hedges at the reporting date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next 12 months.
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.
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| - Definition
The amount of cash or securities placed with a broker or counterparty as security for a trading or derivatives securities position which was partially obtained with funds provided by the broker dealer.
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Maximum period of time the entity is hedging its exposure to variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Excludes forecasted transactions related to payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments.
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Maximum length of time over which the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
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Maximum period the entity is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions, excluding those forecasted transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing financial instruments, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
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