DEBT - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowing under credit facility	$ 91,200,000	$ 42,100,000
Open letters of credit	3,200,000	$ 3,400,000
Availability under revolving credit facility	55,600,000
Minimum availability under revolving credit to maintain minimum fixed charge ratio for four consecutive months	$ 15,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage	10.00%
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio	1.10
ABL Credit Agreement \| One-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Debt Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 275,000,000.0
Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral	65.00%
Minimum term under revolving credit to maintain minimum fixed charge ratio	45 days
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, quarterly repayment percentage of principal	0.25%
Maximum debt instrument leverage ratio	3.75
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings	5.60%
Term Loan \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Term Loan \| Prime rate, federal funds and overnight bank funding based rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facilities \| ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 150,000,000.0
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity if certain conditions are met	200,000,000.0
Senior Secured Asset Based Revolving Credit Facilities \| Incremental Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Increase in line of credit facility	$ 50,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Prime rate, federal funds and overnight bank funding based rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings	2.60%
Percentage of line of credit facility unused capacity commitment fee	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| ABL Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rates on outstanding borrowings	6.00%
Percentage of line of credit facility unused capacity commitment fee	0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Alternate Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| ABL Credit Agreement \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.75%

Debt instrument additional stated amount if certain conditions met.

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Debt instrument quarterly repayment percentage of principal amount.

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Line of credit facility increased maximum borrowing capacity if certain condition met.

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- Definition

Maximum Debt Instrument Leverage Ratio

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Minimum availability under revolving credit for three consecutive months to avoid debt covenant.

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Minimum Term Under Revolving Credit Facility

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Percentage of capital stock of foreign subsidiaries pledged as collateral.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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- Definition

The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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