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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | 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 September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
| (In thousands)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME: |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 10,140 |  |  | 2,421 |  |  | 5,348 |  |  | 1,995 |
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps - cash flow hedges | 553 |  |  | 224 |  |  | 5,345 |  |  | 650 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 10,693 |  |  | 2,645 |  |  | 10,693 |  |  | 2,645 |

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