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LOANS PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS - Schedule of Loans Payable and Other Borrowings (Parenthetical) (Details) - Revolving Credit Facility [Member] - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2012
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	LIBOR
Base rate	0.44%
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Prime Rate [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	Prime
Base rate	3.50%
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Unsecured revolving credit facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000	$ 600,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 125,000,000

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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