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Number of share-based compensation awards forfeited or expired in Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Grants in Period, Gross

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Percentage Vested And Exercisable Each Year

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The number of equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that vested during the reporting period.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of additional shares authorized for issuance under an established share-based compensation plan.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Stock Award Plans) (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	96 Months Ended	144 Months Ended
	May 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of option awards exercised (in shares)		336,215
Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of restricted stock awards vested (in shares)		29,779
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of option awards vest and exercisable in installments		20.00%
Award expiration term		10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)		1,394,578	1,900,000
Additional shares authorized (in shares)	1,500,000	0	1,500,000
Number of awards granted (in shares)		(249,638)	(2,612,566)
Number of awards forfeited or expired (in shares)		103,711	461,217
Ending balance (in shares)		1,248,651	1,248,651	1,248,651
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of restricted stock awards vested (in shares)		18,394	36,970
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of option awards exercised (in shares)		298,549	949,068
Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 \| Unrestricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of awards granted (in shares)		(980)	(7,325)
Director Plan - 2005
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance (in shares)		69,938		300,000
Number of awards granted (in shares)		(13,167)		(249,232)
Number of awards forfeited or expired (in shares)		18,000		24,003
Ending balance (in shares)		74,771	74,771	74,771
Director Plan - 2005 \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of restricted stock awards vested (in shares)		11,385		31,556
Director Plan - 2005 \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Available for Grant [Roll Forward]
Number of option awards exercised (in shares)		37,666		52,473
Minimum \| Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of restricted stock awards		3 years
Maximum \| Employee Stock Award Plan-2008 \| Restricted Stock Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period of restricted stock awards		5 years