INCOME TAXES (Income Tax Rate Reconciliation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Differences between total income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes
Statutory rate (as a percent)	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Statutory rate of 35% applied to pre-tax income	$ 128,182	$ 97,086	$ 59,426
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	5,671	5,554	1,868
Excess tax benefits resulting from exercises of stock-based compensation	(6,276)	0	0
Net impact of the U.S. Tax Act	21,949	0	0
Foreign withholding taxes	6,667	0	0
Intangible and asset impairments/(write-off)	0	(4,438)	2,184
Foreign rate variance	(13,929)	(8,128)	(11,399)
Venezuela deconsolidation/devaluation	0	5,192	11,396
Income Tax Reconciliation Bargain Purchase Gain	(17,556)	0	0
Valuation allowances	102	(8,525)	2,900
Manufacturing deduction	(5,922)	(5,190)	(9,207)
U.S. tax cost (benefit) of foreign source income	294	(489)	(8,754)
Other	(421)	(2,047)	(6,039)
Total	$ 118,761	$ 79,015	$ 42,375
Effective tax rate	32.40%	28.50%	25.00%
Total income tax payments, net of refunds	$ 81,691	$ 72,965	$ 101,939

Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to a bargain purchase gain.

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