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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AWARDS SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AWARDS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016
Compensation Expense, Before and Net of Tax [Abstract]
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

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Compensation Expense, Before and Net of Tax [Abstract]

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Tabular disclosure of the amount of total share-based compensation cost, including the amounts attributable to each share-based compensation plan and any related tax benefits.

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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
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-Subparagraph (h)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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