SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member]	2 Months Ended
Feb. 14, 2017 USD ($)
Termination of SWAP Agreement [Member]
Fixed Rate of Interest	5.11%
Notional principal amount	$ 935,000
Interest rate swap agreement period	7 years
LIBOR, Daily Floating Rate Spread	2.25%
Pre-payment penalty	$ 8,500
New Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Line/Term Loan [Member] \| Unaffiliated third party lender [Member]
Secured line of credit, interest rate	4.65%

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- Definition

Pre-payment penalty owed for termination of interest rate swap agreement.

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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- Definition

Fixed interest rate that will be received or paid upon exercise of the interest rate swaption contract.

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- Definition

Period the derivative contract is outstanding, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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