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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Interest expense on medium-Term notes.

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Amount of long-term debt and lease obligation, classified as noncurrent.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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DEBT - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DEBT - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt:
Debt, gross	$ 6,636,615	$ 6,636,615	$ 7,956,061
Debt issuance costs and original issue discounts	(26,379)	(26,379)	(31,273)
Total debt	6,610,236	6,610,236	7,924,788
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	(516,581)	(516,581)	(1,154,564)
Long-term debt	$ 6,093,655	6,093,655	6,770,224
Debt Proceeds		2,084,343
Debt Repayments		3,055,380
Interest expense on early redemption		$ 8,999	$ 0	$ 0
Debt repurchase, percentage		101.00%
U.S. commercial paper
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.29%	0.29%	1.99%
Debt, gross	$ 214,375	$ 214,375	$ 511,486
Canadian commercial paper
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.62%	0.62%	2.04%
Debt, gross	$ 62,800	$ 62,800	$ 136,199
Trade receivables program
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Debt, gross	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Debt Proceeds		300,000
Debt Repayments		$ 300,000
Global revolving credit facility
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.25%	1.25%	2.10%
Debt, gross	$ 200	$ 200	$ 8,104
Debt Proceeds		327,846
Debt Repayments		$ 333,912
Unsecured U.S. obligations
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.47%	3.47%	2.79%
Debt, gross	$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 200,000
Unsecured U.S. notes – Medium-term notes
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.41%	3.41%	3.17%
Debt, gross	$ 5,174,180	$ 5,174,180	$ 5,970,462
Unsecured foreign obligations
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.82%	1.82%	2.18%
Debt, gross	$ 254,259	$ 254,259	$ 270,719
Asset-backed US obligations
Debt:
Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.53%	2.53%	2.50%
Debt, gross	$ 682,383	$ 682,383	$ 807,374
Total fair value of debt	6,300,000	6,300,000	7,000,000
Finance lease obligations and other
Debt:
Debt, gross	48,418	48,418	51,717
Medium-term notes
Debt:
Debt Proceeds		799,648
Debt Repayments	600,000	1,600,000
U.S. and foreign term loans and other
Debt:
Debt Proceeds		656,849
Debt Repayments		821,468
Fair Value Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap
Debt:
Aggregate notional amount of interest rate swaps	$ 150,000	$ 150,000	$ 525,000