Business Combination, Indemnification Assets, Period of Indemnification

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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- Definition

The amount of indemnification assets (amounts to be reimbursed if and when certain assumed liabilities are paid) recognized at the acquisition date of a business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
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For indemnification assets recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the indemnification benefit which may be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)(3)
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For indemnification assets recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the low-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the indemnification benefit which may be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (a)
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)		3 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)	Jul. 17, 2015 USD ($) case	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss from increase in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities		$ 131,000	$ 125,000
TEI
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of active cases \| case	50
Indemnification policy in place	$ 3,000,000.0
Indemnification period - up to fifteen months after close \| TEI
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Period of indemnification	15 months
Maximum indemnification from acquisition	$ 30,000,000
Indemnification period - up to 3 years after close \| TEI
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Period of indemnification	3 years
Minimum indemnification from acquisition	$ 20,000,000
Maximum indemnification from acquisition	30,000,000
Third Party Insurer \| TEI
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Indemnification policy in place	$ 3,000,000.0