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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Jul. 01, 2016 | May 03, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 19, 2016 | Jan. 11, 2016 | Jan. 10, 2016 | Dec. 24, 2014 | Dec. 19, 2014
Amended Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000 | $ 275,000 |  |
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | 200,000 |  |  | $ 225,000
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  |  | 0.175% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility | Minimum | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility | Minimum | Base rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee (as a percent) |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility | Maximum | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Amended Credit Facility | Maximum | Base rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit sub-facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit |  |  | 10,600 |  |  |  |  |
Letter of credit sub-facility | Amended Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000
Letter of credit sub-facility | Amended Credit Facility | Wholesale Mobility Funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,000
Letter of credit sub-facility | Credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowings |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
Swingline sub-facility | Amended Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,000
Swingline sub-facility | Amended Credit Facility | Federal Funds Effective Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Swingline sub-facility | Amended Credit Facility | Minimum | Base rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Ahana Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding debt |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |  |
Ahana Debt | Series A Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt principal amount |  |  |  | $ 20,600 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 4.427% |  |  |  |
Ahana Debt | Series B Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt principal amount |  |  |  | $ 45,200 |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 5.327% |  |  |  |
Ahana Debt | Series A and Series B Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding debt |  |  | $ 65,800 |  |  |  |  |
Ahana Debt | Term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan assumed |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 38,900 |
Ahana Debt | Term loans | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |
Ahana Debt | Term loans | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective interest rate (as a percent) |  |  | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |
PSE&G | Term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 11.30% |  |  |  |  |
One Communications (formerly KeyTech) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration |  | $ 34,518 |  |  |  |  |  |
One Communications (formerly KeyTech) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potential cash dividend |  |  |  |  | 13,000 |  |  |
One Communications (formerly KeyTech) | Amended Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 60,000 |  |  |
One Communications (formerly KeyTech) | Term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term loan assumed |  | $ 35,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding debt |  |  | $ 32,100 |  |  |  |  |
One Communications (formerly KeyTech) | Term loans | Three month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent) |  | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |  |
Description of variable rate basis |  | three-month LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Innovative | Term loans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured debt principal amount | $ 60,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding debt |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  |  |
Finance costs to lock in rate | $ 900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred finance costs, net |  |  | $ 800 |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration | $ 51,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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