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B. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of useful lives of property, plant and equipment |
|  | Useful lives |
Buildings |  | 20 - 40 years |
Land improvements |  | 10 years |
Machinery and equipment |  | 3 - 20 years |
Furniture and fixtures |  | 3 - 7 years |
Computer equipment and software |  | 3 - 10 years |
Leasehold improvements |  | The shorter of the life of the applicable lease or the useful life of the improvement |
Transportation equipment |  | 5 years |

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