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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Details 5) (PLC, Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Allocation of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Total allocation (as a percent) 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
Target Allocation for 2015 of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Target allocation for 2015 (as a percent) 100.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations  
Cash and cash equivalents
   
Allocation of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Total allocation (as a percent) 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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2.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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Target Allocation for 2015 of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Target allocation for 2015 (as a percent) 2.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Equity securities
   
Allocation of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Total allocation (as a percent) 62.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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64.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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Target Allocation for 2015 of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Target allocation for 2015 (as a percent) 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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Fixed income mutual funds
   
Allocation of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Total allocation (as a percent) 34.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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34.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations
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Target Allocation for 2015 of plan assets of defined benefit pension plan by category    
Target allocation for 2015 (as a percent) 38.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocations
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