Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income Tax Credit, Foreign, Amount

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible equity-based compensation costs.

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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	(20.60%)	2.30%	(8.40%)	(27.60%)
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation		$ 2.1		$ 1.9
Foreign tax credit	$ 1.1		$ 1.1
Provisional income tax expense, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017	$ 0.8				$ 5.5
GILTI foreign tax credit			$ 2.2
Income tax expense, to be paid within one year, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017					4.6
Tax benefit, re-measurement of net deferred tax liabilities, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017					$ 43.4