COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) proceeding site claim	Dec. 31, 2012 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 1999 municipality	Dec. 31, 1968 permit	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) proceeding
Contingencies [Line Items]
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $	$ 19,900,000				$ 19,300,000
Number of proceedings as defendant | proceeding	59
Number of product liability claims settled or dismissed | claim	3
Legal and Administrative Proceedings
Contingencies [Line Items]
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $	$ 17,800,000				17,900,000
Possible increase in legal and administrative proceedings | $	$ 1,700,000				1,800,000
Ville Mercier
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of permits issued by government, for dumping organic liquid | permit				2
Number of neighboring municipalities filing separate legal proceedings against the Mercier Subsidiary and the Government of Quebec | municipality			3
General damages sought | $		$ 2.9
Punitive damages sought | $		$ 10.0
Superfund Proceedings
Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of sites owned by third party excluded from cleanup or related liabilities	127
Number of sites owned by the entity subject to proceedings under federal or state superfund laws	3
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company	124
Number of sites for which environmental remediation expense is settled	33
Third party sites requiring expenditure on remediation	16
Number of sites not currently requiring expenditures on remediation	75
Number of sites which potential liability could exceed $100,000	11
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company	17
Superfund Proceedings | Minimum
Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum potential liability | $	$ 100,000
ChemWaste
Contingencies [Line Items]
Indemnification agreement with third party sites	11
Kleen Performance Products
Contingencies [Line Items]
Notices received from owners of third party sites seeking indemnification from the company	6
Federal and State Enforcement Actions
Contingencies [Line Items]
Recorded reserves for actual or probable liabilities | $	$ 2,100,000				$ 1,400,000
Number of proceedings as defendant | proceeding	5				5
Federal and State Enforcement Actions | Minimum
Contingencies [Line Items]
Minimum potential liability | $	$ 100,000				$ 100,000