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LONG TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES - Tax-Exempt Financings (Details) - USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount   $ 525,583,000 $ 525,019,000
New York Bonds, 2016      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Principal amount   $ 15,000,000  
New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2014R-2 due December 2044 - fixed rate interest period through 2026; bearing interest at 3.125%      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate   3.125%  
Aggregate principal amount   $ 15,000,000 $ 0
New York Bonds, 2014      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount   $ 40,000,000  
Debt instrument interest rate   3.75%  
Finance Authority of Maine Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Series 2015 due August 2035 - fixed rate interest period through 2025; bearing interest at 5.125%      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate   5.125% 5.125%
Aggregate principal amount   $ 15,000,000 $ 15,000,000
Additional bond issued   15,000,000  
Fixed Rate Bonds | Vermont Bonds      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount   $ 16,000,000  
Debt instrument interest rate   4.75%  
New Hampshire Bonds      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount   $ 11,000,000  
Debt instrument interest rate   4.00%  
Maine Bonds      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate   6.25%  
Aggregate principal amount   $ 21,400,000  
Maine Bonds | Variable Rate Bonds      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount   $ 3,600,000  
Subsequent Event | Unsecured Debt | FAME Bonds 2005R-3      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt instrument interest rate 5.25%    
Principal amount $ 25,000