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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Net periodic benefit cost recognized for the plans

		Pension Benefits									Other Benefits
(In thousands)		12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2013			12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2013
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost		$	—		$	—		$	180		$	2		$	36		$	195
Interest cost			4,277			4,609			4,513			7			214			870
Expected return on plan assets			(4,666	)		(5,230	)		(4,707	)		—			—			—
Amortization of net (gain) loss			45			(1,034	)		—			(2,797	)		(348	)		(78	)
Amortization of prior service credit			—			—			—			(2,888	)		(1,665	)		—
Curtailment gain			—			—			—			(11,867	)		—			—
Settlement			254			—			—			(575	)		—			—
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Net periodic benefit cost (credit)		$	(90	)	$	(1,655	)	$	(14	)	$	(18,118	)	$	(1,763	)	$	987
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Summary of changes in other comprehensive income:

		Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In thousands)		12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014
Net (gain) loss		$	(345	)	$	21,641		$	73		$	561
Prior service credit			—			—			(1,223	)		—
Amortization of net gain			(45	)		1,034			2,797			348
Amortization of prior service credit			—			—			2,888			1,665
Curtailment			—			—			11,867			—
Settlement			(254	)		—			575			—
Allocated tax expense (benefit)			251			(8,843	)		(6,620	)		(1,003	)
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Total recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss		$	(393	)	$	13,832		$	10,357		$	1,571
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)			(90	)		(1,655	)		(18,118	)		(1,763	)
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Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit) and other comprehensive (income) loss		$	(483	)	$	12,177		$	(7,761	)	$	(192	)
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Schedule of plan's change in benefit obligations and plan assets and the accrued liability for benefit costs included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets

		Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In thousands)		12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of period		$	113,955		$	98,883		$	5,686		$	5,718
Service cost			—			—			2			36
Interest cost			4,277			4,609			7			214
Plan participants' contributions			—			—			101			419
Actuarial (gain) loss			(6,152	)		23,532			73			561
Plan amendment			—			—			(1,223	)		—
Benefits paid			(4,665	)		(2,247	)		(357	)		(1,262	)
Administrative expenses			(106	)		(81	)		—			—
Settlement paid			(296	)		(7,166	)		(4,289	)		—
Settlement gain			(44	)		(3,575	)		—			—
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Benefit obligation at end of period		$	106,969		$	113,955		$	—		$	5,686
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		Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In thousands)		12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period		$	70,424		$	73,658		$	—		$	—
Actual return on plan assets (loss) gain			(1,184	)		3,546			—			—
Employer contribution			448			2,714			4,545			843
Plan participants' contributions			—			—			101			419
Benefits paid			(4,665	)		(2,247	)		(357	)		(1,262	)
Administrative expense			(106	)		(81	)		—			—
Settlement paid			(296	)		(7,166	)		(4,289	)		—
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Fair value of plan assets at end of period		$	64,621		$	70,424		$	—		$	—
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Net liability for benefit cost:
Funded status		$	(42,348	)	$	(43,531	)	$	—		$	(5,686	)
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Pension Benefits

Other Benefits

(In thousands)

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

Amounts recognized in the Balance Sheet:

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

$

(152

)

$

(152

)

$

—

$

(629

)

Other long-term liabilities

(42,196

)

(43,379

)

—

(5,057

)

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Net liability recognized

$

(42,348

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$

(43,531

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$

(5,686

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Aggregate accumulated benefit obligation

$

(106,969

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$

(113,955

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$

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$

(5,686

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Summary of pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations and projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets

		Pension Benefits
(In thousands)		December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Aggregated accumulated benefit obligation		$	(106,969	)	$	(113,955	)
Aggregated projected benefit obligation			(106,969	)		(113,955	)
Aggregated fair value of plan assets			64,621			70,424

Schedule of components of amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income

		Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
(In thousands)		December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014			December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Net actuarial (gain) loss		$	(345	)	$	21,641		$	73		$	561
Prior service credit			—			—			(1,223	)		—

Schedule of amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income expected to be recognized in components of net periodic pension cost

(In thousands)		Pension Benefits
Net actuarial loss		$	27

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations

Pension Benefits

Other Benefits

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

December 31, 2015

December 31, 2014

Discount rate

4.10

%

3.80

%

N/A

3.37

%

Rate of compensation increase

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost

		Pension Benefits									Other Benefits
		12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2013			12 Months Ended December 31, 2015			12 Months Ended December 31, 2014			12 Months Ended December 31, 2013
Discount rate			3.80	%		4.73	%		4.17	%		3.37	%		4.00	%		3.90	%
Weighted average expected long-term return on plan assets			7.81	%		7.81	%		7.27	%		N/A			N/A			N/A
Rate of compensation increase			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A

Schedule of benefits expected to be paid

(In thousands)		Pension Benefits
2016		$	2,790
2017			3,926
2018			3,656
2019			4,238
2020			4,034
Years 2021 - 2025			33,228

Schedule of target allocations for plan assets

Asset Category		Target Allocation
Fixed(1)			15	%
Equity Securities—U.S.			25	%
Equity Securities—International			15	%
Collective trust fund			25	%
Private Real Estate			15	%
Commodities broad basket			5	%
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(1)           Includes U.S. Treasury Securities and Bond market fund.

Schedule of fair value of the pension plan assets

					Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using
(In thousands)		Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2015			Quoted prices in active market (Level 1)			Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)			Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	289		$	289		$	—		$	—
U.S. treasury securities			1,452			1,452			—			—
Equity securities:
U.S. companies			16,884			16,884			—			—
International companies			9,888			9,888			—			—
Bond market fund			8,526			8,526			—			—
Collective trust fund			15,771			—			15,771			—
Commodities broad basket fund			2,823			2,823			—			—
Private real estate			8,988			—			8,988			—
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Total assets at fair value		$	64,621		$	39,862		$	24,759		$	—
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					Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using
(In thousands)		Total Carrying Value at December 31, 2014			Quoted prices in active market (Level 1)			Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)			Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Cash and cash equivalents		$	300		$	300		$	—		$	—
U.S. treasury securities			1,615			1,615			—			—
Equity securities:
U.S. companies			18,513			18,513			—			—
International companies			10,109			10,109			—			—
Bond market fund			9,173			9,173			—			—
Collective trust fund			17,485			—			17,485			—
Commodities broad basket fund			2,918			2,918			—			—
Private real estate			10,311			—			10,311			—
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Total assets at fair value		$	70,424		$	42,628		$	27,796		$	—
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