EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Target Allocations and Weighted Average Asset Allocations) (Details) - Domestic Plan [Member] - Retirement Income Plans [Member]	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	100.00%	100.00%
Actual plan asset allocations	100.00%	100.00%
US Equity [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	11.00%	11.00%
Actual plan asset allocations	11.00%	11.00%
International equity [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	12.00%	12.00%
Actual plan asset allocations	12.00%	12.00%
Fixed Income Funds [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	74.00%	74.00%
Actual plan asset allocations	74.00%	73.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Real Estate [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Target plan asset allocations	3.00%	3.00%
Actual plan asset allocations	3.00%	4.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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