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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Termination and Access Fees [Member]
Prior period corrections
Reclassification, decrease (increase) to expense	$ 3.3	$ 10.1
Engineering and Operations Expenses [Member]
Prior period corrections
Reclassification, decrease (increase) to expense	(2.3)	(7.4)
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Prior period corrections
Reclassification, decrease (increase) to expense	0.3	1.1
General and administrative expense
Prior period corrections
Reclassification, decrease (increase) to expense	$ (1.4)	$ (3.7)

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