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

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

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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 fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of the portions of long-term notes payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer.

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DEBT (Details) - USD ($)	May 02, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note payable		$ 3,200,000	$ 5,621,000
2025 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		7.25%
2023 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate		7.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit		$ 350,000,000	$ 350,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 3,400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Company Credit Rating [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member] \| Company Credit Rating [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Accordion Feature [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 3,500,000,000