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LONG TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES - Tax-Exempt Financings (Details) - USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 525,583,000 | $ 525,019,000
New York Bonds, 2016 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Principal amount |  | $ 15,000,000 |
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2014R-2 due December 2044 - fixed rate interest period through 2026; bearing interest at 3.125% |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 3.125% |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 15,000,000 | $ 0
New York Bonds, 2014 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 40,000,000 |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 3.75% |
Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2015 due August 2035 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 5.125% |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 5.125% | 5.125%
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 15,000,000 | $ 15,000,000
Additional bond issued |  | 15,000,000 |
Fixed Rate Bonds | Vermont Bonds |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 16,000,000 |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 4.75% |
New Hampshire Bonds |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 11,000,000 |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 4.00% |
Maine Bonds |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate |  | 6.25% |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 21,400,000 |
Maine Bonds | Variable Rate Bonds |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 3,600,000 |
Subsequent Event | Unsecured Debt | FAME Bonds 2005R-3 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt instrument interest rate | 5.25% |  |
Principal amount | $ 25,000 |  |

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