INCOME TAXES (Details 2) (Costa Rica, USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Costa Rica
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]
Income tax holiday, tax exemption rate	50.00%
Costa Rican corporate tax rate applicable after January 2016	30.00%
Increase in income taxes without Costa Rican tax holiday	$ 3.3	$ 3.4	$ 3.0
Reduction to earnings per share without Costa Rican tax holiday (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.11

Represents the statutory corporate income tax rate in the foreign jurisdiction.

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Income Tax Holiday, Tax Exemption Rate

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The amount of income taxes from which a reporting entity is exempt or for which it will receive a reduction in income taxes as a result of the income tax holiday granted by the taxing jurisdiction.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 11.C)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=34349781&loc=d3e330215-122817

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 11

-Section C

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Per share amount effect of the income tax benefit resulting from the income tax holidays granted by taxing jurisdictions.

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