SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Stockholder Rights Plan [Abstract]
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN	SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN The Company's Board of Directors terminated the previously adopted shareholder rights plan (sometimes referred to as a ‘poison pill’) effective February 19, 2015.

Disclosure of Shareholder Rights Plan designed to protect shareholders against abusive takeover attempts and tactics.

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