ACQUISITIONS (Recognized Identifiable Assets and Liabilities Assumed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 24, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 2,396,906	$ 3,375,000	$ 3,326,474
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets	[1]			203,000
Identifiable intangible assets	[2]			1,435,000
Goodwill	[3]			1,500,000
Other long-term assets				38,000
Total liabilities	[4]			(647,000)
Purchase price, total consideration				$ 2,529,000	$ 2,500,000

[1] Includes cash acquired of $126 million.

[2] Acquired definite-lived intangibles, with a weighted-average life of 18.8 years, consisted of trade names of $1.1 billion with an estimated useful life of 20 years, supply and distribution agreements of $290 million with an estimated useful life of 15 years, and technology of $15 million with estimated useful life of 5 years.

[3] Goodwill is not tax deductible.

[4] Includes deferred tax liabilities of $543 million.