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DEBT - Financing Activities and Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($) | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 02, 2020
Line of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |
Net leverage ratio | 2.25 |
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity | $ 173,575,000 |
Line of Credit | LIBOR |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Floor interest rate received | 1.25% |
Line of Credit | Maximum | LIBOR |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Floor interest rate received | 1.75% |
Unsecured Debt | New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2020 ("New York Bonds 2020") due September 2050 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 2.750% |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 40,000,000
Stated interest rate | 2.75% | 2.75%
Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility | Line of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 350,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 | Line of Credit |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Credit facility maximum | 200,000,000 |
Letters of credit outstanding | 26,425,000 |
Credit Facility |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Additional revolver capacity | $ 125,000,000 |

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