DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Credit Concentrations in Industry Sectors) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Net Total	$ 185.6	$ 166.7
United States Financial Institutions And Investment Banking Entities [Member]
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Credit concentrations	(132.4)	(121.7)
Non-United States financial institutions [Member]
Fair Value, Concentration of Risk, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Credit concentrations	$ (53.2)	$ (45.0)

Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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