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COMMON STOCK REPURCHASES AND CASH DIVIDENDS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Common Stock Repurchases and Cash Dividends [Abstract] |
Dividends Declared and Paid [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | March 31, 2017 |  | March 31, 2016
Dividends declared and paid | $ | 4,137 |  |  | $ | 3,729 |
Dividends declared per common share | $ | 0.14 |  |  | $ | 0.13 |

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