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LOANS PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS - Narrative (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, outstanding | $ 25,734,000 |  | $ 23,867,000 |  |
Gross borrowings | 0 | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |
Gross repayments | 0 | 73,000,000 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, outstanding | 0 |  | 0 |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | 500,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 600,000,000 | $ 125,000,000
Line of credit facility increase, accordion feature |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |
Minimum tangible net worth | $ 670,300,000 |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 0.6 |  |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio | 1.5 |  |  |  |
Total LOCs | $ 28,058,000 |  | $ 27,684,000 |  |
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity | $ 471,900,000 |  |  |  |

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