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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)			12 Months Ended
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details)	May 25, 2020 CNY (¥)	May 11, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($)	May 01, 2020
2.30% due August 2020 \| Unsecured Debt
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.30%
2.30% due August 2020 \| Unsecured Debt \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repayments of debt \| $		$ 1,250,000,000
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| $			$ 500,000,000
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.60%
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Collateralized debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| ¥	¥ 1,000,000,000.0
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Collateralized debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LPR \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.20%
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Collateralized debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Non-collateralized debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| ¥	¥ 1,800,000,000
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Non-collateralized debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LPR \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.20%
China Revolving Credit Facility \| Non-collateralized debt \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.40%