EQUITY - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income by Component (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	$ (347.8)	$ (198.9)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)	(25.5)	(81.5)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings	(5.0)	(13.1)
Tax Benefit/(Expense)	1.3	(0.1)
Ending Balance	(377.0)	(305.1)
Reclassifications of Temporary to Permanent Equity		(77.2)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	(329.8)	(180.4)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)	(24.9)	(103.5)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings		0.0
Tax Benefit/(Expense)	0.9	0.7
Ending Balance	(353.8)	(294.7)
Deferred Gains/(Losses) on Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	(17.2)	(17.8)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)	(0.6)	22.0
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings	(5.0)	(13.1)
Tax Benefit/(Expense)	0.4	(0.8)
Ending Balance	(22.4)	(9.7)
Pension and Other Post-employment Benefits
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	(0.8)	(0.7)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)		0.0
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings		0.0
Tax Benefit/(Expense)		0.0
Ending Balance	(0.8)	(0.7)
Non- controlling Interests
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	(12.7)	1.9
Deferred Gains/(Losses)	(1.0)	(0.3)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings		0.0
Tax Benefit/(Expense)		0.0
Ending Balance	(13.6)	(9.8)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Beginning Balance	0.0	(21.6)
Deferred Gains/(Losses)	0.0	(1.3)
Reclassification Adjustment for (Gains)/Losses Included in Net Earnings		0.0
Tax Benefit/(Expense)		0.0
Ending Balance	$ 0.0	0.0
Nutricion Para El Conosur SA [Member]
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest		(11.5)
Nutricion Para El Conosur SA [Member] \| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest		(11.5)
Nutricion Para El Conosur SA [Member] \| Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest		(11.4)
Nutricion Para El Conosur SA [Member] \| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
AOCI Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Reclassifications of Temporary to Permanent Equity		$ 22.9

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