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ACQUISITIONS Acquisitions Textuals (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions		9 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2019 USD ($) Employees	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) Employees	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		$ 113.1		$ 0.0
Goodwill		$ 909.8					$ 875.9
Rheinhutte Pumpen Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition		Apr. 30, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity		Rheinhütte Pumpen Group	Rheinhütte Pumpen Group
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired \| €			€ 81.0
Revenue of Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period \| €					€ 61.5
Number of Employees at Entity to be Acquired \| Employees		430
Goodwill		$ 36.6				$ 36.6
Matrix Composites [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Jul. 03, 2019
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	Matrix Composites, Inc.
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	$ 25.8
Revenue of Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period	$ 12.0
Number of Employees at Entity to be Acquired \| Employees	115
Goodwill	$ 8.7	$ 8.7