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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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DEBT (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
DEBT (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Debt
Long-Term Debt	$ 60,000,000		$ 60,000,000		$ 60,000,000		$ 135,000,000
Interest Costs Incurred, Gross	2,076,000	$ 4,058,000	10,777,000	$ 9,463,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit			9,000,000	0
Repayments of Lines of Credit			9,000,000	$ 0
Senior Notes
Debt
Debt, Face Amount								$ 150,000,000
Repayments of Debt	6,000,000		75,000,000		90,000,000
Additional Required Principal Payment By December 31, 2018	10,000,000		10,000,000		10,000,000
Additional Payment Required For Senior Notes, Payment To Date	0		0		0
Long-Term Debt	60,000,000		60,000,000		60,000,000		$ 135,000,000
Adjusted EBITDA					19,400,000
Debt Instrument Minimum Liquidity Requirement	15,000,000		15,000,000		15,000,000
Debt instrument liquidity	24,200,000		$ 24,200,000		24,200,000
Bank Of Montreal
Debt
Minimum Fixed Charge Ratio			1
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	35,000,000		$ 35,000,000		35,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Notes Repayment	10,000,000		10,000,000		10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Capacity, Threshold, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	6,000,000		6,000,000		6,000,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit			9,000,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit			9,000,000
Line of Credit, Outstanding	0		0		0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	3,500,000		3,500,000		3,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity	22,500,000		22,500,000		22,500,000
Maximum \| Senior Notes
Debt
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, EBITDA	10,000,000		10,000,000		10,000,000
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Amount			$ 15,000,000
Maximum Leverage Ratio			11.5
Minimum Fixed Charge Ratio			1.3
Maximum Leverage Ratio Interest Rate			7.5
Maximum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Bank Of Montreal
Debt
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			2.25%
Minimum \| Senior Notes
Debt
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, EBITDA	7,500,000		$ 7,500,000		7,500,000
Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Amount			$ 10,000,000
Maximum Leverage Ratio			3.5
Minimum Fixed Charge Ratio			0.25
Minimum Fixed Charge Ratio Interest Rate			1.3
Minimum \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Bank Of Montreal
Debt
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate			1.75%
Series A Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt
Long-Term Debt	$ 24,000,000		$ 24,000,000		$ 24,000,000
Interest Rate	7.73%		7.73%		7.73%
Series B Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt
Long-Term Debt	$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000
Interest Rate	8.63%		8.63%		8.63%
Series C Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt
Long-Term Debt	$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000		$ 18,000,000
Interest Rate	8.78%		8.78%		8.78%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Series A Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt
Interest Rate						3.73%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Series B Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt
Interest Rate						4.63%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Series C Senior Notes \| Senior Notes
Debt
Interest Rate						4.78%