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GENERAL INFORMATION (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 20, 2010 USD ($)	Aug. 12, 2010 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility
Number of credit facilities | item	8
Secured Debt | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 253,000		$ 253,000
Secured Debt | $22 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	22,000	$ 22,000	22,000
Secured Debt | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	100,000		100,000
Line of Credit facility | $148 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	148,000	$ 148,000	$ 148,000
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	253,000						$ 253,000
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $22 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	22,000			$ 22,000
Predecessor | Secured Debt | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 100,000
Predecessor | Line of Credit facility | $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 253,000	$ 253,000
Predecessor | Line of Credit facility | $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 19, 22
-Article 5

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