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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition, Sales of Goods [Policy Text Block]
Sales
Sales and revenues are presented net of sales taxes and other related taxes.
Fair value of financial instruments
Fair value of financial instruments
The Company records all financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, other accruals and notes payable at cost, which approximates fair value due to their short term or stated rates.  Investments in marketable equity securities are recorded at fair value.  The 6.875% senior secured notes due 2020 (senior secured notes due 2020) and 5.625% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 (convertible notes) are carried at cost of $400.0 million and $60.2 million at March 31, 2015, respectively. The fair value of the senior secured notes due 2020 at March 31, 2015, as obtained through an independent pricing source, was approximately $340.0 million.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Use of estimates
The policies utilized by the Company in the preparation of the financial statements conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and require management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual amounts could differ from these estimates and assumptions.
Comparability of Prior Year Financial Data, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Reclassification
Certain amounts from prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation.
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This update amends existing guidance to require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on the Company's consolidated financial statements.