Number of closed units.

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Number of merged units.

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Number of units sold.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of depreciation and amortization expense attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the liability for remediation, site restoration, postclosure, monitoring commitments, or other exit costs associated with the sale, disposal or abandonment of a particular property resulting from unanticipated contamination of the assets.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Details)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2008 unit	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2017 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of units sold \| unit			11
Number of closed units \| unit			1
Number of merged units \| unit			2
Environmental exit costs, costs accrued to date				$ 5,700,000
Revenue	$ 0	$ 0
PPC [Member] \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, consideration					$ 475,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	7,400,000
Revenue	$ 120,430,000	$ 114,823,000