SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 26, 2017	Jul. 25, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Target Grant Date Value of Performance Based Equity Compensation		$ 87.5
Percentage, Target Grant Date Value of Performance Based Equity Compensation, Restricted Stock Awards		25.00%
Percentage, Target Grant Date Value of Performance Based Equity Compensation, Nonqualified Stock Options		75.00%
Targeted Total Shareholder Return Performance, Nonqualified Stock Options		110.00%
Granted (in shares)	402,694
Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Targeted Total Shareholder Return Performance, Nonqualified Stock Options		167.00%
Granted (in shares)	672,499
Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Targeted Total Shareholder Return Performance, Nonqualified Stock Options		70.00%

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Target Grant Date Value of Performance Based Equity Compensation

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Targeted Total Shareholder Return Performance, Nonqualified Stock Options

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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