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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for professional fees, such as for legal and accounting services received.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 210
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A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
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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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RELATED PARTIES - Other Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Professional Fees	$ 1,125	$ 1,155	$ 3,348	$ 3,446
Utah JV [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Syndicated financing of investment					$ 1,700
Professional Fees	100		500	$ 700
Legal and other professional fees payable	$ 300		$ 300		200
Utah JV [Member] \| Related Parties [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Syndicated financing of investment					1,400
Utah JV [Member] \| Related Parties [Member] \| Director [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Syndicated financing of investment					1,100
Utah JV [Member] \| Related Parties [Member] \| Board of Directors [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Syndicated financing of investment					200
Utah JV [Member] \| Related Parties [Member] \| Law Firm [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Syndicated financing of investment					$ 100