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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract] |
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block] | COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Total Comprehensive Income is comprised of net income plus all other changes in equity from non-owner sources and is presented on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The components of Accumulated other comprehensive income are presented in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity and are summarized below. See Note 13 for information regarding the Company's interest rate swaps.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (In thousands)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 8,954 |  |  | 3,405 |  |  | 5,348 |  |  | 1,995 |
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps - cash flow hedges | 1,186 |  |  | (984 | ) |  | 4,792 |  |  | 426 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 10,140 |  |  | 2,421 |  |  | 10,140 |  |  | 2,421 |

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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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