LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT (Detail)		6 Months Ended
Jan. 08, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017
Term loan facility \| LIBOR rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, incremental facility capacity	$ 50,000,000
Prepayment amount from net cash proceeds of certain sales and dispositions (as a percent)	100.00%
Prepayment amount from certain issuance of additional debt (as a percent)	100.00%
Prepayment amount from net cash proceeds from certain issuances or sales of equity securities (as a percent)	50.00%
Prepayment amount from net cash proceeds from certain issuances or sales of equity securities, step down (as a percent)	0.00%
Leverage ratio, maximum allowed	2.50
Prepayment amount from excess cash flow (as a percent)	50.00%
Prepayment amount from excess cash flow, step down (as a percent)	0.00%
Line of credit \| Term loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	$ 125,000,000
Amount outstanding under credit facility	$ 125,000,000
Line of credit \| Term loan facility \| Federal funds rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Line of credit \| Term loan facility \| LIBOR rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	$ 50,000,000
Proceeds from line of credit	25,000,000
Line of credit \| Swingline
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of credit facility	$ 5,000,000

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Prepayment Amount from Certain Issuance of Additional Debt

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Prepayment Amount from Excess Cash Flow, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Prepayment Amount from Excess Cash Flow, Step Down, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Prepayment Amount from Net Cash Proceeds from Certain Issuances or Sales of Equity Securities

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Prepayment Amount from Net Cash Proceeds from Certain Issuances or Sales of Equity Securities, Step Down Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Amount from Net Cash Proceeds of Certain Sales and Dispositions

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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