FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Debt) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 950,919		$ 954,342
Unamortized interest rate swap proceeds	17,959	$ 18,258
Less: Debt Issuance Costs, Net	(1,099)		(1,137)
Carrying Value	967,779		953,205
Estimated Fair Value	998,868		960,271
Long-term Debt, Gross [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Estimated Fair Value	982,008		961,408
5.51% Senior notes due 2017 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	150,000		150,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 157,605		158,024
Interest rate	5.51%
3.84% Senior notes due 2021 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 100,000		100,307
Estimated Fair Value	$ 103,929		100,307
Interest rate	3.84%
3.70% Senior notes due 2023 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 225,000		225,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 230,145		224,322
Interest rate	3.70%
3.85% Senior notes due 2025 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 100,000		100,450
Estimated Fair Value	$ 102,314		100,450
Interest rate	3.85%
4.24% Senior notes due 2026 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 200,000		201,422
Estimated Fair Value	$ 208,472		201,422
Interest rate	4.24%
4.05% Senior notes due 2028 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 75,000		75,904
Estimated Fair Value	$ 76,374		75,904
Interest rate	4.05%
4.11% Senior notes due 2028 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 100,000		100,000
Estimated Fair Value	$ 102,250		99,720
Interest rate	4.11%
Other debt [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 919		1,259
Estimated Fair Value	$ 919		$ 1,259

Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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