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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transfers in out between levels |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Fair value of long-term debt |  |  |  | 150,200 | 188,100 |
Carrying amount of long-term debt |  |  |  | 146,700 | 183,500 |
Deferred financing costs |  |  |  | 2,900 | 3,600 |
Impairment charges |  |  | $ (104,300) | (101,650) |  |
Decrease in impairment charge |  | $ 2,600 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 19,167 | 121,634 | [1]
Power Solutions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 55,500 |  |  |
Connectivity Solution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 55,000 |  |  |
Investments held in Rabbi Trust [Member] | SERP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross unrealized gains associated with the investment held in the rabbi trust |  |  |  | 900 | 700 |
Available-for-sale securities carrying amount |  |  |  | $ 1,700 | $ 3,600 |
Trademarks [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) |  |  |  | (0.40%) | 0.20% |
Discount rate of fair value inputs |  |  |  | 11.00% | 12.00% |
Estimated fair royalty rate |  |  |  | 0.25% | 0.50% |
Trademarks [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) |  |  |  | 2.70% | 4.00% |
Discount rate of fair value inputs |  |  |  | 15.00% | 14.00% |
Estimated fair royalty rate |  |  |  | 1.50% | 2.00% |
Income Approach - Discounted Cash Flows [Member] | Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighting of valuation method |  |  |  | 75.00% | 75.00% |
Income Approach - Discounted Cash Flows [Member] | Goodwill [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) | [2] |  |  | (9.00%) | 2.60% |
2016 EBITDA (b) | [2],[3] |  |  | 5.10% | 7.20% |
Cost of equity capital | [2] |  |  | 11.60% | 12.30% |
Cost of debt capital | [2] |  |  | 3.60% | 2.40% |
Weighted average cost of capital | [2] |  |  | 10.00% | 11.00% |
Income Approach - Discounted Cash Flows [Member] | Goodwill [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue compound annual growth rate (CAGR) | [2] |  |  | (0.60%) | 2.70% |
2016 EBITDA (b) | [2],[3] |  |  | 6.60% | 8.40% |
Cost of equity capital | [2] |  |  | 14.70% | 16.50% |
Cost of debt capital | [2] |  |  | 8.50% | 5.90% |
Weighted average cost of capital | [2] |  |  | 14.00% | 15.00% |
Market Approach - Multiples of Guideline Companies [Member] | Goodwill [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Invested capital control premium | [2] |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Weighting of valuation method |  |  |  | 25.00% | 25.00% |
Market Approach - Multiples of Guideline Companies [Member] | Goodwill [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating revenue multiples used | [2] |  |  | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Operating EBITDA multiples used | [2],[3] |  |  | 5.9 | 5.0 |
Market Approach - Multiples of Guideline Companies [Member] | Goodwill [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating revenue multiples used | [2] |  |  | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Operating EBITDA multiples used | [2],[3] |  |  | 6.3 | 5.3 |
Nonrecurring [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Financial assets accounted at fair value |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 |
[1] | (Revised)
[2] | Ranges noted reflect assumptions and multiples used throughout the North America, Asia and Europe reporting units.
[3] | EBITDA represents earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA margin is calculated by dividing EBITDA by net sales.

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