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DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Apr. 15, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cash received from termination of interest rate swaps | $ 8,000,000.0 |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps interest rate received |  | receive a rate based on the three-month USD LIBOR |  |
Notional amount of forward-starting interest rate swaps that terminate in September 2020 |  | $ 250,000,000.0 | $ 250,000,000 |
Notional amount of forward-starting interest rate swaps terminated | $ 350,000,000.0 |  |  |
7.65% senior notes |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 7.65%

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