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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENCIES LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2010 Freight_Forwarding_Companies | Jul. 31, 2009 Defendants | Dec. 31, 2015 Cases | Dec. 31, 2007 Cases
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of class-action cases filed |  |  |  | 4
Number of outstanding cases |  |  | 1 |
Number of freight forwarding companies | Freight_Forwarding_Companies | 45 |  |  |
Number of defendants | Defendants |  | 60 |  |

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