Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period, Age

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Period Of Historical Volatility

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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Percentage of vesting of award under share-based payment arrangement.

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EQUITY AND STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock-Based Compensation Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Period of historical volatility	6 years
Stock Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unissued shares of stock available for future grants (up to) (in shares)	2,713
Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years
Period of historical volatility	3 years
Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units \| Early retirement provision
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	10 years
Age upon which recipients are eligible for vesting	60 years
Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units \| Non-employee directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
Restricted stock units \| Non-officer employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years	3 years
Restricted stock \| Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award's requisite service period		3 years
Minimum \| Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares equivalent to minimum vesting	50.00%
Maximum \| Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of shares equivalent to minimum vesting	150.00%
SPX
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award's requisite service period	3 years
SPX \| Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units \| Non-officer employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
SPX \| Restricted stock shares and restricted stock units \| Officers
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			3 years
SPX \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	1 year
SPX \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period	3 years