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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Investments | Investments as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:
| 2016 |  | 2015
Available-for-sale equity securities | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Trading equity securities | 51 |  |  | 49 |
Other investments | 6 |  |  | 8 |
Total | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 63 |

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