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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2015	Nov. 01, 2015	Feb. 01, 2015
Discontinued operations disclosures
Cash received from sale of business				$ 810.0
Gain on sale of business			$ 186.0	186.0
Power Solutions
Discontinued operations disclosures
Cash received from sale of business	$ 810.0			$ 810.0
Gain on sale of business	186.0
Sale of issued and outstanding equity interests, transaction cost	15.0
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment	$ 20.0
Hardware Solutions
Discontinued operations disclosures
Cash received from sale of business		$ 198.0
Gain on sale of business					$ 8.0
Sale of issued and outstanding equity interests, transaction cost		$ 2.0
Litemor
Discontinued operations disclosures
Gain on sale of business					$ (15.0)