BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES - LOTTE SHANGHAI FOOD COMPANY (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses		$ 35,762	$ 0	$ 0
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries		41,831	49,465
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		0	0	4,627
Amount in excess of cash acquired compared to cash paid in an acquisition		$ (285,374)	$ (218,654)	(396,265)
Lotte Shanghai Food Company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired					5.90%
Payments to acquire businesses	$ 5,580
Equity interest ownership percentage prior to acquisition					44.10%
Equity interest ownership percentage, after acquisition					50.00%
Consideration transferred, including equity interest in acquiree held prior to combination	99,161
Equity interest in acquiree, fair value	$ 43,857
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries					$ 49,724
Fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed					99,449
Property, plant and equipment					106,253
Short-term debt assumed					13,292
Other noncurrent assets acquired					$ 6,488
Amount in excess of cash acquired compared to cash paid in an acquisition				10,035
Lotte Shanghai Food Company | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain				$ 4,627