Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES (Narrative) (Details)

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DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
AUD
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Line of Credit [Member]
AUD
Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Maximum [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Pre-Export Trade Finance Loans [Member]
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2014
Line of Credit [Member]
USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                          
Revolving credit facility, borrowing capacity           $ 26,200,000 30,000,000 $ 26,800,000 30,000,000        
Financial covenant, debt to earnings ratio       3.5                  
Total Funded Debt to Total Capitalization     0.45                    
Financial covenant, interest coverage ratio     3.5 2.5                  
Maximum Impairment Permitted to be Excluded from Net Worth Calculation for Debt Covenants 1,000,000,000                        
Credit facility, amount outstanding     0 [1]   0 [1] 20,100,000 22,900,000 20,500,000 23,000,000        
Credit facility remaining capacity     1,200,000,000   1,700,000,000 6,100,000 7,100,000 6,300,000 7,000,000        
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount 200,000,000                        
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 4,528,000,000 4,814,800,000 1,250,000,000   1,750,000,000                
Reduction to Long-Term Line of Credit     500,000,000                    
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs Expensed Due to Change in Borrowing Capacity     2,800,000                    
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense     9,900,000                    
Short-term Debt                   45,200,000 110,000,000 18,000,000 150,000,000
Minimum Number of Days Loan Can be Drawn                         30
Maximum Number of Days Loan can be Drawn                         90
Letters of credit outstanding $ 43,900,000 $ 48,000,000 $ 5,200,000   $ 8,400,000                
[1] As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, no revolving loans were drawn under the revolving credit agreement. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the principal amount of letter of credit obligations totaled $5.2 million and $8.4 million, respectively, thereby reducing available borrowing capacity to $1.2 billion and $1.7 billion for each period, respectively.