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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Non-Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Assets: |  |
Cost method investment | $ 12,333 | $ 12,333
GreenerU Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment | 309 |
Recycle Rewards Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment | $ 1,069 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | GreenerU Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Recycle Rewards Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | GreenerU Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Recycle Rewards Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 1,378
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | GreenerU Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | 309
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Recycle Rewards Inc |  |
Assets: |  |
Cost method investment |  | $ 1,069

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