STOCK PROGRAMS - Restricted Stock Units (Details) - Restricted Stock Units - $ / shares shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Granted (in shares)	0.2	1.4
Grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 80.79	$ 89.47
RSU grants scheduled to vest in fiscal 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
RSU grants scheduled to vest (in shares)		0.5
RSU grants scheduled to vest in fiscal 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
RSU grants scheduled to vest (in shares)		0.5
RSU grants scheduled to vest in fiscal 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
RSU grants scheduled to vest (in shares)		0.4

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- Definition

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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- Definition

The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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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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No definition available.

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