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DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT - Term Loan (Details) - Term Loan credit facility, due April 2021 $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	May 12, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 10, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
Aggregate principal amount	$ 400.0	$ 400.0
Quarterly amortization payments		$ 1.0
Frequency of periodic payment		quarterly
Net proceeds used to redeem the Company's remaining outstanding debt	354.8
Net proceeds	$ 392.0
Additional borrowing capacity			$ 100.0
Consolidated net total secured debt ratio used for determining additional amount			3.75
LIBOR
DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
Floor rate (as a percent)			1.00%
Spread on variable rate basis			3.00%