PENSION PLANS (Details 5) (USD $)	12 Months Ended																																																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) General insurance account	Dec. 31, 2010 Defined Benefit Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) General insurance account	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Cash and cash equivalents	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Cash and cash equivalents	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Cash and cash equivalents	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Corporate common stock	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Corporate common stock	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Corporate common stock	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Registered investment company funds	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Registered investment company funds	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Registered investment company funds	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Cash and cash equivalents	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Cash and cash equivalents	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Cash and cash equivalents	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) State and municipal debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) State and municipal debt securities	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) State and municipal debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Corporate common stock	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Common trust funds	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Common trust funds	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Common trust funds	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2011 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Corporate debt securities	Dec. 31, 2010 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2009 U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) U.S. Government debt securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Registered investment company funds	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Registered investment company funds	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Quoted Prices In Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Registered investment company funds	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Common trust funds	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Common trust funds	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Common trust funds	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)	Dec. 31, 2011 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) General insurance account	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) General insurance account	Dec. 31, 2009 Non-U.S. Pension Plans Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) General insurance account
PENSION PLANS
Pension plan assets measured at fair value	$ 2,653,000	$ 598,000		$ 1,037,000	$ 19,055,000	$ 18,234,000	$ 481,398,000	$ 476,899,000	$ 308,825,000	$ 327,217,000	$ 298,443,000	$ 1,609,000	$ 3,239,000	$ 437,000	$ 18,362,000	$ 265,075,000	$ 294,886,000	$ 271,572,000	$ 23,779,000	$ 29,092,000	$ 26,434,000	$ 169,920,000	$ 153,604,000	$ 131,557,000	$ 10,192,000	$ 11,796,000	$ 13,819,000	$ 65,661,000	$ 60,529,000	$ 55,660,000	$ 40,736,000	$ 48,989,000	$ 34,689,000	$ 12,955,000	$ 12,801,000	$ 13,309,000	$ 19,575,000	$ 20,801,000	$ 19,489,000	$ 14,080,000	$ 2,653,000	$ 1,635,000	$ 10,748,000	$ 2,653,000	$ 598,000	$ 2,767,000	$ 1,037,000	$ 7,981,000	$ 58,628,000	$ 52,260,000	$ 35,481,000	$ 29,748,000	$ 26,557,000	$ 35,481,000	$ 29,748,000	$ 26,557,000	$ 4,091,000	$ 4,278,000	$ 4,269,000	$ 4,091,000	$ 4,278,000	$ 4,269,000	$ 19,055,000	$ 18,234,000	$ 19,728,000	$ 19,055,000	$ 18,234,000	$ 19,728,000
Amount of loans outstanding exceeding the value of the invested collateral								5,600,000
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Fair value of plan assets at the beginning of the year	598,000	2,767,000	1,037,000	7,981,000	18,234,000	19,728,000	476,899,000	434,006,000	308,825,000	327,217,000	298,443,000	1,609,000	3,239,000	437,000	18,362,000	265,075,000	294,886,000	271,572,000	23,779,000	29,092,000	26,434,000	169,920,000	153,604,000	131,557,000	10,192,000	11,796,000	13,819,000	65,661,000	60,529,000	55,660,000	40,736,000	48,989,000	34,689,000	12,955,000	12,801,000	13,309,000	19,575,000	20,801,000	19,489,000	14,080,000	2,653,000	1,635,000	10,748,000	2,653,000	598,000	2,767,000	1,037,000	7,981,000	52,260,000	50,554,000	35,481,000	29,748,000	26,557,000	35,481,000	29,748,000	26,557,000	4,091,000	4,278,000	4,269,000	4,091,000	4,278,000	4,269,000	19,055,000	18,234,000	19,728,000	19,055,000	18,234,000	19,728,000
Actual return on plan assets	854,000	28,000		31,000	1,254,000	1,033,000	15,047,000	52,302,000																																									1,955,000	5,131,000
Purchases, sales and settlements, net	671,000	(32,000)			249,000	(1,097,000)
Transfers into (out of) Level 3	530,000	(2,165,000)	(1,037,000)	(6,975,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes					(682,000)	(1,430,000)																																											(1,482,000)	(2,332,000)
Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year	$ 2,653,000	$ 598,000		$ 1,037,000	$ 19,055,000	$ 18,234,000	$ 481,398,000	$ 476,899,000	$ 308,825,000	$ 327,217,000	$ 298,443,000	$ 1,609,000	$ 3,239,000	$ 437,000	$ 18,362,000	$ 265,075,000	$ 294,886,000	$ 271,572,000	$ 23,779,000	$ 29,092,000	$ 26,434,000	$ 169,920,000	$ 153,604,000	$ 131,557,000	$ 10,192,000	$ 11,796,000	$ 13,819,000	$ 65,661,000	$ 60,529,000	$ 55,660,000	$ 40,736,000	$ 48,989,000	$ 34,689,000	$ 12,955,000	$ 12,801,000	$ 13,309,000	$ 19,575,000	$ 20,801,000	$ 19,489,000	$ 14,080,000	$ 2,653,000	$ 1,635,000	$ 10,748,000	$ 2,653,000	$ 598,000	$ 2,767,000	$ 1,037,000	$ 7,981,000	$ 58,628,000	$ 52,260,000	$ 35,481,000	$ 29,748,000	$ 26,557,000	$ 35,481,000	$ 29,748,000	$ 26,557,000	$ 4,091,000	$ 4,278,000	$ 4,269,000	$ 4,091,000	$ 4,278,000	$ 4,269,000	$ 19,055,000	$ 18,234,000	$ 19,728,000	$ 19,055,000	$ 18,234,000	$ 19,728,000