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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADOPTIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASU 2016-09 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect on retained earnings	$ 8,486
Effect of change on operating activities and financing activities	$ 1,750
ASU 2015-17 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reclassification of deferred income taxes		$ 13,604

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Amount of the effect of a change in accounting principle on net cash provided by operating activities and net cash used in financing activities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 250
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64853466&loc=d3e22663-107794

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