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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details 1) - Pension Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash payment | $ 6,245 | $ 2,983 | $ 1,320
Multiemployer Plan Year Allocation Four [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash payment | 4,000 | 1,215 |
Multiemployer Plan Year Allocation One [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash payment | $ 2,245 |  |
Multiemployer Plan Year Allocation Two [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash payment |  | $ 1,768 |
Multiemployer Plan Year Allocation Three [Member] |  |  |
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items] |  |  |
Cash payment |  |  | $ 1,320

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- Definition Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plans by the employer. A multiemployer plan is a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65877416&loc=SL14450702-114947 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65877416&loc=SL14450691-114947 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 80 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (e)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65877416&loc=SL14450657-114947 + Details
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