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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITY (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative instruments and hedging activity for the period [Abstract]
Impact of foreign exchange rates on debt instruments recorded in Other Comprehensive Income	$ (12,677,000)us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	$ 4,020,000us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease	$ 1,251,000us-gaap_TranslationAdjustmentForNetInvestmentHedgeNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Foreign Exchange Forward [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative instruments and hedging activity for the period [Abstract]
Derivative, fair value	17,800,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember	29,600,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeDerivativeInstrumentAssetsAtFairValue / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_ForeignExchangeForwardMember / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis = us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember
Foreign Currency Denominated Debt, Net Investment Hedging [Member]
Derivative instruments and hedging activity for the period [Abstract]
Carrying value of foreign denominated debt	$ 97,300,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_DebtMember	$ 96,500,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount / us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis = us-gaap_DebtMember

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Fair value of all asset derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payments on the derivative asset.

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Current period adjustment resulting from gains and losses on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity, net of tax effect.

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