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JOINT VENTURES - BSP (Details) - Joint venture with BSP - BSP JV $ in Millions	16 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) item	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)
JOINT VENTURES
Maximum commitment contribution		$ 250
Commitment contributed	$ 150
Number of equal funding | item	3

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3213-108585

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