LINES OF CREDIT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
Commercial Paper Program/ Revolving Credit Facility	$	200,000	$	136,600	(A)	$	63,400	May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines	10,000		—			10,000		August 2016
Total	$	210,000	$	136,600		$	73,400

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $2.2 million.