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INCOME TAXES (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
INCOME TAXES (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) notice	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2026 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2026 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate percentage			17.00%		16.10%				31.20%	16.10%
Valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets								$ 174.4
Liability for income taxes associated with uncertain tax positions			$ 817.5					817.5	$ 817.5					$ 767.4
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible			410.4					410.4	410.4					377.0
Net amounts that would favorably affect effective tax rate			407.1					$ 407.1	$ 407.1					$ 390.4
Estimate of additional tax expense												$ 265.0
Additional tax sought in excess of filing position															$ 269.3
Additional deposit	$ 305.1	$ 75.0
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Number of NOPA's received \| notice				2
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final NOPAs 1 \| Tax Year 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed U.S. income adjustment				$ 233.5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final NOPAs 2 \| Tax Year 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed U.S. income adjustment				625.3
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final NOPAs 2 \| Tax Year 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed U.S. income adjustment				530.7
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final NOPAs 2 \| Tax Year 2020
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed U.S. income adjustment				$ 683.6
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final Notices of Proposed Adjustment Three \| Tax Year 2018
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed penalty			52.5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final Notices of Proposed Adjustment Three \| Tax Year 2018 \| Subsequent Event
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase in tax liability													$ 167.0
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final Notices of Proposed Adjustment Three \| Tax Year 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed penalty			44.6
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final Notices of Proposed Adjustment Three \| Tax Year 2019 \| Subsequent Event
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase in tax liability													112.5
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final Notices of Proposed Adjustment Three \| Tax Year 2020
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Proposed penalty			$ 55.9
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) \| Final Notices of Proposed Adjustment Three \| Tax Year 2020 \| Subsequent Event
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase in tax liability													$ 144.5
Israel Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Estimate of additional tax owed						$ 16.0	$ 110.0
Forecast
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Expected tax expense from Pillar Two provisions											$ 45.0