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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014 Segment	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Concentration Risk
Number of geographic operating segments									4us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments
Number of reportable segments									3us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Net Sales	$ 1,094.2us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,090.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,111.1us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,113.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,060.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,046.8us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,055.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,037.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 4,409.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 4,200.7us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 3,901.3us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes									988.3	974.9	835.3
Assets	3,776.5us-gaap_Assets				3,474.1us-gaap_Assets				3,776.5us-gaap_Assets	3,474.1us-gaap_Assets	3,258.2us-gaap_Assets
Payments for Capital Expenditures									186.6	240.4	124.4
Depreciation and Amortization									91.6	83.1	76.9
North America Europe and Latin America [Member] [Member] \| Customer one
Concentration Risk
Percentage of the entity's gross sales									11.00%	10.00%	11.00%
North America/Europe
Concentration Risk
Number of reportable segments									1
Net Sales									1,263.4	1,160.0	1,181.8
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes									291.0	255.0	251.9
Assets	1,081.2				798.5				1,081.2	798.5	740.5
Payments for Capital Expenditures									33.6	31.6	22.3
Depreciation and Amortization									29.5	29.1	27.4
Total operating segments
Concentration Risk
Net Sales									4,409.3	4,200.7	3,901.3
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes									1,308.7	1,258.4	1,154.5
Assets	3,317.7				2,906.1				3,317.7	2,906.1	2,550.6
Payments for Capital Expenditures									180.2	233.0	120.4
Depreciation and Amortization									71.2	59.0	53.2
Corporate And Other
Concentration Risk
Net Sales									0	0	0
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes									(320.4)	(283.5)	(319.2)
Assets	458.8				568.0				458.8	568.0	707.6
Payments for Capital Expenditures									6.4	7.4	4.0
Depreciation and Amortization									20.4	24.1	23.7
Asia
Concentration Risk
Net Sales									2,278.4	2,179.3	1,967.0
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes									818.7	796.2	725.4
Assets	1,557.9				1,390.7				1,557.9	1,390.7	1,097.3
Payments for Capital Expenditures									119.7	168.1	87.4
Depreciation and Amortization									31.0	19.4	16.9
Asia \| Customer two
Concentration Risk
Percentage of the entity's gross sales									16.00%	16.00%	15.00%
Latin America
Concentration Risk
Net Sales									867.5	861.4	752.5
Earnings Before Interest and Income Taxes									199.0	207.2	177.2
Assets	678.6				716.9				678.6	716.9	712.8
Payments for Capital Expenditures									26.9	33.3	10.7
Depreciation and Amortization									$ 10.7	$ 10.5	$ 8.9