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CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Accumulated other comprehensive loss [Abstract] |
CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS Accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in the Stockholders’ investment on our consolidated balance sheets. The recorded balance at December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2016, was $18.5 million and $61.4 million, respectively, and is comprised solely of foreign currency translation adjustment.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for comprehensive income, which includes, but is not limited to, 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2134417 + Details
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