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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Line Of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage, Contingent Event

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Foreign Currency

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Line Of Credit Facility, Number Of Extension Options

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Line Of Credit Facility, Optional Extension Period

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Number Of Investment Grading Companies

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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Amount of interest payable on debt, including, but not limited to, trade payables.

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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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The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for financing purchases of goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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DEBT - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended
DEBT - Narrative (Details)	Jan. 14, 2016 USD ($) extension_option investment_grading_company	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) extension_option	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 10, 2016 USD ($) agreement	Aug. 10, 2016 CAD agreement	Jan. 14, 2016 CAD extension_option investment_grading_company	Jun. 10, 2015 CAD
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		$ 17,000,000		$ 26,000,000
Interest expense		15,788,000	$ 16,918,000
Number of investment grading companies \| investment_grading_company	2						2
Deferred financing costs amortization included in interest expense		1,277,000	$ 1,221,000
Accrued interest		$ 9,600,000		$ 13,800,000
5.5% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.50%
5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		5.375%
Prior Canadian Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount \| CAD								CAD 90,000,000
Interest rate swap, fixed								1.59%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000.0
Borrowing capacity in certain foreign currencies (up to)	$ 125,000,000.0
Number of optional extensions \| extension_option	2	2					2
Optional extension period	6 months	6 months
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annum percent unused borrowing fee		0.25%
Facility fee, contingent event	0.125%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annum percent unused borrowing fee		0.30%
Facility fee, contingent event	0.30%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.80%
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	0.90%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.40%
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	1.70%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.80%
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	0.00%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.40%
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	0.70%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Or Canadian Dollar Offer Rate (CDOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	1.00%
Current Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Or Canadian Dollar Offer Rate (CDOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	1.95%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount	$ 245,000,000.0				$ 245,000,000
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, fixed					0.90%	0.90%
Derivatives held \| agreement					2	2
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.35%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.35%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Canadian Dollar Offer Rate (CDOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Canadian Dollar Offer Rate (CDOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.35%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	0.00%
U.S. Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, contingent event	0.95%
Canadian Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt amount \| CAD						CAD 35,000,000	CAD 125,000,000.0
Canadian Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, fixed					0.93%	0.93%
Derivatives held \| agreement					1	1
Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accordion feature, additional capacity	$ 1,250,000,000.00
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility		$ 17,000,000
Available borrowing capacity		$ 483,000,000
Interest rate		2.98%