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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (DETAILS)	12 Months Ended						1 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] Performance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] Service [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Stock Options [Member]	May 31, 2012 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	May 31, 2009 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	May 31, 2007 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member]	Feb. 10, 2014 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member] Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member] Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member]	Feb. 10, 2014 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member] Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] Performance [Member]	Feb. 10, 2014 2007 Long-term Equity Compensation Plan [Member] Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Units [Member] Service [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares authorized for issuance under plan							6,000,000	4,000,000	5,000,000
Maximum number of shares to be issued under the plan										15,000,000
General award vesting period												4 years
Annual award vesting percentage												25.00%
Period of time subsequent to a change in control during which plan allows for accelerated vesting of awards for certain terminations												2 years
Number of restricted stock and restricted stock units granted	1,007,425	2,447,700	1,839,250	33,000	975,000								91,917	1,890,523
Number of restricted stock granted which will settle in cash	847,425										954,329
Number of awards available for grant under plan										6,310,845
Expiry date from date of grant						10 years

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- Definition

The portion of an award (on the anniversary of each grant date) that is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale.

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The number of grants made during the period other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan) which will be settled in cash.

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The term to expiry for options, measured from the date of grant.

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The period subsequent to a change in control of the entity during which the vesting of share-based payment awards would be accelerated for certain terminations.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 718

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (a)(1)

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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-Publisher FASB

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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