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LOANS PAYABLE AND OTHER BORROWINGS - Schedule of Loans Payable and Other Borrowings (Descriptors) (Details) - Line of credit [Member] - Revolving credit facility [Member] - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility maturing July 2019 | $ 540,000,000 |
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Description of variable rate basis | LIBOR Rate |
Base rate | 0.77% |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.75% |
Prime Rate [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Description of variable rate basis | Prime Rate |
Base rate | 3.75% |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.75% |
Revolving credit facility maturing July 2019 [Member] |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |
Unsecured revolving credit facility maturing July 2019 |  | $ 60,000,000.0

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- Definition Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References 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 + Details
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