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CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS - Senior Secured Credit Facility (Details) |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 11, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 10, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Senior Secured Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 925,000,000 |  |
Redemption price of debt instrument (as a percent) |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 130,000
Stay of enforcement period |  |  |  |  | 60 days |
Maximum senior secured leverage ratio | 3.25 |  |  |  | 3.25 |
Principal amount of guarantor or any significant subsidiary considered for defaults under other indebtedness, minimum |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |
Number of uninsured judgments against the entity, any guarantor, or any significant subsidiary for specified principal amount considered as events of default, minimum | item |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Principal amount for which uninsured judgements against the entity, any guarantor, or any significant subsidiary considered as events of default |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |
Senior Secured Credit Facility | First Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  | 1,366,000 |
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity | $ 62,059,000 |  |  |  | 62,059,000 |
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Base rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis |  |  |  | Base rate |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Base rate | First Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Reference rate (as a percent) |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable rate basis |  |  |  | LIBOR |  |
Reference rate (as a percent) |  |  |  | 0.75% |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility | LIBOR | First Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Reference rate (as a percent) |  | 3.25% |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility due in 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |  |
Capitalized deferred financing costs |  |  |  | 6,909,000 |  |
Term loans due 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding aggregate principal balance |  |  |  | 760,338,000 |  |
Credit Facility term loans due in 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 775,000,000 |  |
Capitalized deferred financing costs |  |  |  | $ 2,217,000 |  |
Required quarterly repayments of principal (as a percent) |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |
Principal repayments per quarter |  |  |  | $ 1,937,500 |  |
Discount percentage on issuance of term loan |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 880,625,000 |  |  |  | $ 880,625,000 |
Interest rate for borrowings (as a percent) | 4.00% |  |  |  | 4.00% |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) |  |  | 2.75% |  |  |
Required quarterly repayments of principal (as a percent) | 0.25% |  |  |  | 0.25% |
Principal repayments per quarter |  |  |  |  | $ 2,201,500 |
Unused commitment fee (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |
Fee on undrawn amount of the letter of credit (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 0.25% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | First Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 125,000,000 |  |  |  |
Capitalized deferred financing costs |  | 3,329,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | Base rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 2.25% |
Reference rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.75% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | Base rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.25% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | Base rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 1.50% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) | 3.25% |  |  |  | 3.25% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | LIBOR | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) |  |  | 0.75% |  | 2.25% |
Reference rate (as a percent) | 0.75% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility Term-Loan Due 2022 (3.5% as of December 31, 2015) | LIBOR | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Spread on variable rate basis (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Revolving Credit Facility Due 2020 (2.8445% as of December 31, 2015) |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 75,000,000 |
Interest rate for borrowings (as a percent) | 2.8445% |  |  |  | 2.8445% |
Senior Secured Credit Facility-Revolving Credit Facility Due 2020 (2.8445% as of December 31, 2015) | First Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized deferred financing costs |  | $ 6,545,000 |  |  |  |

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