| **DEBT Short-Term Lines of Credit, Overdraft Facilities, Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Short-Term Revolving Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |        |
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| 2016 Facilities [Member]                                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| **Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| Line of credit facility, amount outstanding                                                                                                                              | $ 7.8           |   |
| Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate                                                                                                                          | 4.45%           |   |
| Maximum amount of borrowings outstanding during the period                                                                                                               | $ 274.4         |   |
| Line of Credit, Foreign Facilities [Member]                                                                                                                              |            |   |
| **Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]**                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity                                                                                                                      | 101.9           |   |
| Line of credit facility, amount outstanding                                                                                                                              | $ 5.1           | $ 19.5 |
| Short-term debt, weighted average interest rate                                                                                                                          | 0.21%           | 1.19%  |
| Maximum amount of borrowings outstanding during the period                                                                                                               | $ 38.6          |   |

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.
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| - Definition
Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.
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| - Definition
The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.
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| - Definition
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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| - Definition
Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.
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