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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]    
Schedule of Changes in Accumulated Postemployment Benefit Obligations [Table Text Block] The following table provides the change in benefit obligation, change in plan assets, funded status, and amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the defined benefit pension plans as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (amounts in thousands):
Change in benefit obligation:
2017
 
2016
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
$
113,119

 
$
115,598

Service cost
598

 
341

Interest cost
4,672

 
4,896

Actuarial (gain) loss
8,383

 
1,073

Benefits paid
(8,866
)
 
(8,572
)
Foreign currency translation
1,830

 
(217
)
Benefit obligation at end of year
$
119,736

 
$
113,119

Change in plan assets:
 

 
 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
77,314

 
$
78,392

Actual return on plan assets
12,436

 
4,419

Employer contributions
914

 
2,399

Benefits paid
(7,809
)
 
(7,919
)
Foreign currency translation
181

 
23

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$
83,036

 
$
77,314

Unfunded status at end of year
$
(36,700
)
 
$
(35,805
)
Amounts recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheet:
 

 
 

Noncurrent assets
$
948

 
$
901

Current liabilities
(2,040
)
 
(1,787
)
Noncurrent liabilities
(35,608
)
 
(34,919
)
Net amount recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
$
(36,700
)
 
$
(35,805
)
 
Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
 
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
Unrecognized prior service cost
$
(208
)
 
$
(344
)
Unrecognized net loss
(39,775
)
 
(41,011
)
Deferred tax effect of unrecognized items
15,856

 
15,705

Net amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss
$
(24,127
)
 
$
(25,650
)
 
Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block] The weighted-average assumptions used in the actuarial computation that derived net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 were as follows:
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Discount rate
5.8
%
 
5.8
%
 
5.8
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
7.4
%
 
7.4
%
 
7.4
%
The weighted-average assumptions used in the actuarial computation that derived the benefit obligations at December 31 were as follows:
2017
 
2016
Discount rate
3.8
%
 
4.4
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
7.4
%
 
7.4
%
 
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block] The following table provides the components of net periodic pension cost for the plans, settlement cost, and the assumptions used in the measurement of the Company’s benefit obligation for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015 (amounts in thousands):
Components of net periodic benefit cost and other
amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost:
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Service cost
$
598

 
$
341

 
$
404

Interest cost
4,672

 
4,896

 
4,837

Assumed return on assets
(5,472
)
 
(5,600
)
 
(6,051
)
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
137

 
137

 
137

Amortization of net unrecognized loss
2,696

 
3,118

 
2,917

Net periodic pension cost
$
2,631

 
$
2,892

 
$
2,244

 
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block] The fair value of the plan assets by asset categories consisted of the following as of the dates set forth below (amounts in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2017
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Money market funds
$
5,101

 
$
5,101

 
$

 
$

Common stock
35,300

 
35,300

 

 

Bonds and securities
5,370

 
5,370

 

 

Mutual and insurance funds
2,074

 
868

 
1,206

 

Totals
$
47,845

 
$
46,639

 
$
1,206

 
$

Assets measured at net asset value (a)
35,191

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
83,036

 
 
 
 
 
 
The allocation of the fair value of plan assets was as follows:
 
Percentage of Plan Assets
at December 31,
 
Target
Allocation
Asset Category
2017
 
2016
 
2017
U.S. equities (a)
61
%
 
56
%
 
40% - 80%
Fixed income
25
%
 
30
%
 
20% - 50%
Cash and cash equivalents
6
%
 
7
%
 
0% - 20%
International equities (a)
8
%
 
7
%
 
0% - 16%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
(a)
Total equities may not exceed 80% of total plan assets.
 
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2016
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Money market funds
$
5,114

 
$
5,114

 
$

 
$

Common stock
31,869

 
31,869

 

 

Bonds and securities
6,258

 
4,942

 
1,316

 

Mutual and insurance funds
2,485

 
829

 
1,656

 

Totals
$
45,726

 
$
42,754

 
$
2,972

 
$

Assets measured at net asset value (a)
31,588

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
77,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block] Projected benefit payments from the plans as of December 31, 2017, are estimated as follows (amounts in thousands):
2018
$
9,398

2019
8,499

2020
8,607

2021
8,509

2022
8,522

2023-2027
39,645