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Environmental Matters Range Of Estimated Liability And Active Sites Numbers [Line Items]

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Estimated environmental related assets.

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Number of active environmental investigation and remediation sites.

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Amount of deferred income excluding obligation to transfer product and service to customer for which consideration has been received or is receivable.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Environmental Matters Textuals (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) site	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Environmental-related assets	$ 19.6	$ 22.2	$ 22.1
Qualified Settlement Fund [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Deferred Income	7.2
Amortization of Deferred Gains	7.2
Qualified Settlement Fund [Member] \| Discontinued Operations [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Amortization of Deferred Gains	$ 1.3
Environmental Related Matters [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Number Of Active Environmental Investigation And Remediation Sites \| site	26
Maximum [Member] \| Environmental Related Matters [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum	$ 98.7