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DISPOSITIONS AND SPECIAL GAINS AND CHARGES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Jan. 01, 2019
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of business			$ 0.0	$ 178.9	$ 0.0
Special (gains) charges, net			(0.8)	0.8	0.3
Disposed of by Sale \| French Business Unit
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of business				175.8
Disposed of by Sale \| NATG
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ongoing restitution proceedings					0.7
Discontinued operations incurred special charges related to updating future lease cash flows					6.9
Charges for updating future lease cash flows					6.2
Disposed of by Sale \| SARL Business Segment
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of business					(23.7)
Pre-tax book loss on sale					23.7
NATG
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ongoing restitution proceedings				0.1
Restitution receipts				1.0
Vendor settlements				0.2
Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Special (gains) charges, net			$ 0.0	0.6	30.6
Discontinued Operations \| Disposed of by Sale \| French Business Unit
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale of business				178.9
Discontinued Operations \| NATG
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Special (gains) charges, net				1.7
Continuing Operations \| NATG
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Special (gains) charges, net				$ 0.8	$ 0.3
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 \| NATG and Corporate
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Exit liability reclassified to right-of-use asset						$ 4.3
Scenario, Forecast \| Discontinued Operations \| NATG
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Special (gains) charges, net		$ 1.0
Germany \| Continuing Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Special (gains) charges, net	$ (0.8)