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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY [Abstract]  
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Note 9, Stockholders’ Equity:

Common Stock has a preferential dividend rate of at least 105% of the dividend paid on Class A Common Stock. Class A Common Stock has greater voting rights which include:  voting as a separate class for the election of 75% of the total number of directors and on all other matters subject to shareholder vote, each share of Class A Common Stock has ten votes and votes with the Common Stock as a single class.  Class A Common Stock is convertible at the holder’s option at any time into Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis; Common Stock is not convertible into Class A Common Stock.

      A special cash dividend of $1.00 for Common Stock and $0.95 for Class A Common Stock was paid in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the third quarter of 2014. Aggregate dividends paid on Common Stock was $27,674,000, $7,358,000 and $27,077,000 in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Aggregate dividends paid on Class A Common Stock was $2,735,000, $702,000 and $2,703,000 in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.