Represents the amount of marketability discount due to lapses of restriction period.

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The amount of share warrants (or share units) exercised during the current period.

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Measure of dispersion, in percentage terms (for instance, the standard deviation or variance), for a given stock price.

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Adjustment to the discount rate used to measure fair value for lack of ability to convert business interests into cash quickly.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized on the income statement for financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Reconciliation of Warrants Using Level 3 Inputs) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Exercise of Management Warrants	$ 30,935,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Marketability discount due to lapses of restriction period	0
Warrant [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Balance at the beginning of the period	332,170,000	$ 307,760,000	$ 307,760,000
Warrant liability loss	12,562,000	(29,820,000)
Exercise of Management Warrants	(30,935,000)
Balance at the end of the period	313,797,000	$ 277,940,000	$ 332,170,000
Marketability discount due to lapses of restriction period	$ 0.0
Expected Volatility (as a percent)	24.10%		31.00%
Warrant [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Discount for lack of marketability (as a percent)			0.00%
Warrant [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Discount for lack of marketability (as a percent)			1.00%