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Debt Instrument, Call Premium

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Represents the percentage of the capital stock of the entity's material foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral for borrowings.

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Debt Instrument, Repurchase Premium

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Represents the maximum amount of letters of credit available under additional facilities.

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Line of Credit Facility, Incremental Borrowing Capacity

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Level of borrowing under revolving line of credit relative to total revolving credit commitments, as a percent, above which financial covenants apply

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Amount of cash paid for interest, including, but not limited to, capitalized interest and payment to settle zero-coupon bond attributable to accreted interest of debt discount and debt instrument with insignificant coupon interest rate in relation to effective interest rate of borrowing attributable to accreted interest of debt discount; classified as operating and investing activities.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 07, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018	Aug. 17, 2017	Apr. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 13, 2014 EUR (€)	Nov. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2012	Mar. 26, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2007 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt							$ 0	$ (700,000)	$ (52,600,000)
Net debt							1,172,000,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding							80,100,000	75,800,000
Repayments of debt							1,660,500,000	1,150,100,000	1,594,100,000
Interest paid							70,900,000	57,500,000	59,200,000
Credit Agreement 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt								(700,000)	(700,000)
Letters of credit outstanding							0	0
Debt instrument collateral percentage of material subsidiaries capital stock												65.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net debt							0	237,000,000.0
Credit Agreement 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit available borrowing capacity													$ 600,000,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt								(8,200,000)
Additional Credit Agreement 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding							34,800,000	33,400,000
Bilateral Arrangements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding							$ 45,300,000	$ 42,400,000
6-1/2% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)																6.50%
Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Incremental borrowing capacity												$ 300,000,000
Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2017 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving line of credit available borrowing capacity										$ 600,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Springing covenant threshold												30.00%
Minimum interest coverage ratio							2.5
Senior secured debt leverage ratio maximum							2.75
Weighted average interest rate								5.98%
Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2017 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit												$ 600,000,000
Interest rate increase (decrease)		(0.025%)	(0.025%)
Net debt							$ 585,500,000	$ 391,400,000
Weighted average interest rate							4.10%	4.50%
Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2017 \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Maximum Available under Credit Facility												400,000,000
Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2014 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit													$ 230,000,000.0	€ 200.0
Credit Agreement \| Additional Credit Agreement 2017 \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit maximum available under additional facilities												300,000,000
Senior Loans \| 2019 Term Loan (net of discount) \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 200,000,000
Senior Loans \| Original Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount												400,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt									$ (43,700,000)
Senior Notes \| 2019 Term Loan (net of discount)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net debt							$ 195,600,000	$ 0
Senior Notes \| Original Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net debt							383,800,000	386,400,000
Senior Notes \| 6-1/2% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net debt																	$ 300,000,000.0
Redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed						103.25%
Repurchased face amount				$ 254,200,000	$ 45,800,000
Repayments of debt				266,700,000	47,900,000
Repurchase premium					1,200,000
Interest payable				8,400,000	900,000
Call premium				$ 4,100,000
Senior Notes \| 6% Senior Notes due May 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net debt															$ 850,000,000			$ 800,000,000.0
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)															6.00%
Repayments of debt					887,200,000
Repurchase premium					25,900,000
Interest payable					$ 11,300,000
Authorized repurchase amount												550,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due November 15, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)																		8.00%
Senior Notes \| 5-5/8% Senior Notes due February 1, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net debt							$ 592,500,000	$ 591,100,000
Interest rate of debt securities (as a percent)							5.625%	5.625%
Debt instrument, face amount												600,000,000.0
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 6%, $300 Million Partial Redemption
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Authorized repurchase amount												$ 300,000,000.0
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Agreement \| Credit Agreement 2017 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.00%
Debt Instrument, Floor Interest Rate		0.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Credit Agreement \| 2019 Term Loan (net of discount) \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.75%
Debt Instrument, Floor Interest Rate	0.75%