DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands, £ in Millions	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended		10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	May. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Oct. 29, 2015 facility	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 29, 2015 facility	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) facility
Income Statement Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Businesses disposed of, number of facilities | facility												3
Businesses sold, number of facilities | facility												4
Proceeds from sale of businesses									$ 36,941	$ 54,096		$ 153,000
Pre-tax gains (losses)												(29,000)
Impairment of assets held for sale								$ 41,000	40,813	17,573
Gain (loss) on sale of business									$ (15,759)	$ (15,178)
Net tax expense (benefit)						$ (2,980)						$ (7,000)
Engineered Packaging [Member]
Income Statement Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of businesses	$ 14,000
Pre-tax gains (losses)	$ 2,300
Downstream [Member]
Income Statement Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of businesses		$ 19,000
Impairment of assets held for sale								$ 40,000
Gain (loss) on sale of business							$ (14,000)
Additional pretax gain (loss)						$ (4,300)
Aviation Ground Support [Member]
Income Statement Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of businesses			$ 4,000	£ 3
Subsequent Event [Member]
Income Statement Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Businesses disposed of, number of facilities | facility											5
Subsequent Event [Member] | Surface Technology Treatment Facilities [Member]
Income Statement Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Businesses sold, number of facilities | facility					2