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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details 1) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 387
Capital expenditures	$ 56

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Amount of capital expenditures attributable to discontinued operations.

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Amount of deprecation and amortization expense attributable to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets of discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109222650&loc=SL51721673-107760

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