Refers to the amount of purchase price received and deposited in escrow as per purchase agreement.

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Amount of gain (loss), net of adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal, after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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Refers to amount of proceeds received from the transaction that are used for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments.

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Refers to expected additional proceeds receivable from the transactions that are used for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments.

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Refers to period of escrow deposit release, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but not limited to, weeks in a year or quarter.

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Amount of escrow deposit reserved.

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Adjustment, net of tax, to an amount previously reported in discontinued operations that is directly related to the disposal of the component in a prior period. Examples of circumstances leading to such adjustments include the resolution of contingencies relating to the terms of the disposal transaction or relating to the operations of the component prior to its disposal, and the settlement of certain employee benefit plan obligations.

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Amount of gain (loss), after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy.

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Amount of escrow deposit disbursements related to property acquisition in noncash investing or financing transactions.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 28, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax		$ 0	$ (784,000)
Amount released from escrow	3,200,000
York [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount released from escrow	800,000
North America Telecom [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration						129,000,000
Gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax					13,800,000
Purchase price placed in escrow					15,250,000
Escrow received					126,000,000
Additional amount held in escrow					3,000,000
Purchase consideration placed in escrow				6,450,000
Period of escrow to be released after closing date				14 months
Adjustment to prior period gain on disposal					(800,000)
Net gain from sale of discontinued operations, net of adjustment to prior period gain					13,000,000
North America Telecom [Member] \| Working Capital Adjustment [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase consideration placed in escrow	4,000,000
North America Telecom [Member] \| Income Tax Related Liabilities [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Purchase consideration placed in escrow		4,800,000
Period of escrow to be released after closing date		30 days
Reserve for escrow deposit		$ 400,000