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INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015
INCOME TAXES |  |  |  |
Statutory tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 35.00% |
Recovery of income taxes related to Argentine peso devaluation | $ 0.4 | $ 0.9 | $ 2.7 | $ 2.9
Recovery of deferred income tax |  | $ 10.4 |  | $ 10.4

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