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Debt instrument, final judgment amount.

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Debt instrument, redemption, events of default, failure to comply with covenants, period after notice.

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Debt instrument, redemption, events of default, failure to comply with other indenture agreements, period after notice.

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Debt instrument, redemption, events of default, failure to pay final judgments, amount in excess.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Reflects the difference between the fair value of payments made to legally extinguish a debt and its carrying value at that time. This item excludes the write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance costs.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity method investee's stock owned by parent immediately after all stock transactions.

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DEBT - Senior Notes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
DEBT - Senior Notes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 16, 2017	Feb. 14, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017	Jul. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Feb. 08, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early extinguishment of debt							$ 302,000	$ 0	$ 727,000
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				$ 172,000,000
5.75% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					5.75%					5.75%
Debt face amount										$ 500,000,000
Unsecured notes	$ 500,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Deferred loan costs										$ 7,700
Default period				30 days
Compliance notice period				30 days
Final judgment				$ 75,000,000
Percent of principal (at least)				25.00%
5.75% Senior Notes \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percent of principal redeemed				35.00%
Redemption price, expressed as percentage of principal amount				105.75%
5.75% Senior Notes \| Redemption period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, expressed as percentage of principal amount				104.313%
5.75% Senior Notes \| Redemption period three
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, expressed as percentage of principal amount				100.00%
5.5% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate							5.50%
Debt issuance costs					$ 5,100,000
Events of default, period of payment default					30 days
Events of default, failure to comply with covenants, period after notice					180 days
Events of default, failure to comply with other agreements in the indenture, period after notice					30 days
Events of default, failure to pay final judgments, in excess of 20.0 million					$ 20,000,000
Declaration of immediate payment, holding percent of principal amount required					25.00%
Summit Holdings and Finance Corporation \| 7.5% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes						$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate						7.50%
Extinguishment of debt		$ 23,100,000	$ 276,900,000
Redemption and call premiums	17,900,000			$ 17,900,000
Early extinguishment of debt							$ 4,100,000
Unsecured notes	$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000
Summit Holdings and Finance Corporation \| Senior Notes Due August 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes					$ 300,000,000
Stated interest rate					5.50%
Summit Holdings and Finance Corporation \| 5.5% Senior Notes \| Redemption period one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, expressed as percentage of principal amount					104.125%
Summit Holdings and Finance Corporation \| 5.5% Senior Notes \| Redemption period two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price, expressed as percentage of principal amount					100.00%
Finance Corp \| Summit Holdings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cumulative percentage ownership in subsidiary						100.00%