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SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION - SEGMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION (Details) | Dec. 31, 2016 stockkeepingunits products
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Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Product stock keeping units (in stock keeping units) | stockkeepingunits | 230,000
Products (in products) | products | 1,000,000

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