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DEBT - Table Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Nov. 15, 2016	Nov. 10, 2016	Jun. 08, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Nov. 04, 2015	Jul. 14, 2015	Apr. 07, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	$ 523,577				$ 588,434
Principal amount	524,377				588,434
PIK interest	800
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(11,357)				(9,411)
Less: Current portion	(4,576)				(579,023)
Long-term debt, noncurrent	508,444
Secured Debt \| $400 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	400,000
PIK interest	800		$ 800
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(7,967)
Maximum borrowing capacity	400,000		$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Secured Debt \| $100 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount					60,100
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs					(1,201)
Maximum borrowing capacity	100,000				100,000
Secured Debt \| $253 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount					145,268
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs					(2,528)
Maximum borrowing capacity	253,000				253,000
Secured Debt \| $44 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount					38,500
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs					(584)
Maximum borrowing capacity					44,000
Secured Debt \| $22 Million Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount					18,625
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs					(376)
Maximum borrowing capacity					22,000		$ 22,000
Secured Debt \| 2014 Term Loan Facilities
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	28,306				31,069
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(1,522)				(1,715)
Line of Credit Facility \| $98 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount	95,271				98,271
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(1,868)				(2,368)
Maximum borrowing capacity	98,000	$ 98,000				$ 98,000
Line of Credit Facility \| $148 Million Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount					140,383
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs					(639)
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 148,000				148,000		$ 148,000		$ 148,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2015 Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility
Principal amount					$ 56,218
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 59,500