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VENEZUELA HIGHLY INFLATIONARY ACCOUNTING (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) VEB / $	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) VEB / $	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) VEB / $ Mechanism	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Total assets				$ 1,553,458	$ 1,614,434
Monetary assets				$ 305,808	288,415	$ 525,153		$ 194,944
SICAD I [Member] | Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Foreign currency transaction losses on net monetary assets and liabilities		$ (25,300)	$ (14,700)
SIMADI [Member] | Other Income (Expense), Net [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Foreign currency transaction losses on net monetary assets and liabilities	$ (10,200)
Minimum [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Cumulative inflation rate				100.00%
Venezuela [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Total assets				$ 8,200	14,600
Monetary assets				3,200	$ 8,200
Number of foreign exchange mechanisms | Mechanism			2
Venezuela [Member] | SICAD I [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Foreign currency exchange rate | VEB / $		50	10.7
Venezuela [Member] | SIMADI [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Foreign currency exchange rate | VEB / $	193
Venezuela [Member] | Sales Revenue [Member] | Geographic Concentration Risk [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Concentration percentage					1.00%	1.10%	0.70%
Subsidiary in Venezuela [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Payable to parent company				$ 32,800	$ 34,800
Correct Certain Accounting Errors for Hyper-Inflationary Adjustments with Respect to Operations in Venezuela [Member]
Venezuela Highly Inflationary Accounting [Abstract]
Period used to determine highly inflationary economy				3 years
Out-of-period adjustment to income statement				$ 6,300

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