Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (Fair Values of Other Benefit Plan Assets) (Details)

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Dec. 31, 2016
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets $ 202.4 $ 193.4 $ 188.1
Hedge Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 40.6 40.7 41.5
Private Equity Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 36.1 33.1 31.2
Real Estate [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 61.9 57.5 50.0
Other Benefits [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 253.0 250.6 269.3
Other Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Large Cap [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 10.6 11.1  
Other Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Small Mid Cap [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 2.7 2.8  
Other Benefits [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | International [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 8.1 8.2  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fixed Income Investments [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 197.9 196.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 11.2 11.2  
Other Benefits [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 4.3 5.5  
Other Benefits [Member] | Structured Credit [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 6.9 5.8  
Other Benefits [Member] | Real Estate [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 11.1 10.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Cash [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.2 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 183.6 180.2  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Large Cap [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 10.6 11.1  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Small Mid Cap [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 2.7 2.8  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | International [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 8.1 8.2  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Fixed Income Investments [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 162.0 158.1  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Structured Credit [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Real Estate [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets/Liabilities (Level 1) [Member] | Cash [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.2 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 35.9 37.9  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Large Cap [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Small Mid Cap [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | International [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fixed Income Investments [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 35.9 37.9  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Structured Credit [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Real Estate [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Cash [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 33.5 32.5 32.5
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Large Cap [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | U S Small Mid Cap [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Equity Securities [Member] | International [Member]      
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Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Fixed Income Investments [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 0.0 0.0  
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Hedge Funds [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 11.2 11.2 11.5
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Private Equity Funds [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 4.3 5.5 6.2
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Structured Credit [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 6.9 5.8 6.1
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Real Estate [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets 11.1 10.0 $ 8.7
Other Benefits [Member] | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) [Member] | Cash [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets $ 0.0 $ 0.0