LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) - Narrative $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands					1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 GBP (£)	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2012 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) option $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2018 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2018 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 CAD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 AUD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 AUD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016 AUD ($) loan	May 18, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 14, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount						$ 35,092,000																		$ 8,000,000	$ 32,280,000
Long-term debt										$ 1,121,082,000							$ 1,154,951,000
Capitalized Fees & Expenses										$ 14,830,000							13,753,000
Maximum percentage of equity interest of subsidiaries borrowings guaranteed									65.00%
Long-term line of credit																	$ 14,667,000
Number of properties refinanced | property																								4
Basis spread on variable rate								1.30%
Amount of line note available to purchase common stock in open market						$ 10,908,000
Stock issued during period, shares, employee stock ownership plan (in shares) | shares														621,875
Shares purchased for award value														$ 10,908,000
Weighted average purchase price of shares purchased | $ / shares														$ 17.54
Dividends paid per common share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares									$ 0.0725	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.07
Troy, Ohio [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate															5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Ocala, Florida [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate															8.00%	8.00%	8.00%	8.00%
Number of option to extend | option									2
Lease renewal term															5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Special Dividends [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Dividends paid per common share (in Dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.00
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.80%
Libor Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate during period				2.75%
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit																	$ 57,500,000
Remaining borrowing capacity																	$ 277,833,000
Revolver due 2019 [Member] | Letter Of Credit Subfacility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity				$ 50,000,000
Revolver due 2019 [Member] | Multicurrency Subfacility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity				$ 100,000,000
Revolver due 2019 [Member] | Margin Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, interest rate during period				1.75%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end															3.16%	3.16%	3.16%	3.16%
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid | £					£ 7,000,000
Term Loan [Member] | Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount																						$ 30,000,000
Number of loans | loan																						2
Term Loan [Member] | Ames UK [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount | £					14,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal | £					£ 350,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Noncurrent															£ 17,132,000		$ 21,669,000
Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.50%
Interest rate at period end															2.25%	2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
Maximum borrowing capacity																$ 20,000,000	$ 14,084,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Ames UK [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount | £					£ 5,000,000
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage		5.25%																								5.25%
Face amount																										$ 600,000,000
Long-term debt										$ 988,252,000							989,114,000
Capitalized Fees & Expenses										$ 12,968,000							$ 12,017,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage										5.25%					5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%
Senior Notes 2022 [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible debt, fair value disclosures																	$ 910,000,000
Senior Notes 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized Fees & Expenses		$ 8,472,000
Revolver due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity																											$ 250,000,000
Revolver Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, current borrowing capacity				$ 350,000,000
Real estate mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, description of variable rate basis									The loans had an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.50%
ESOP Loan July 2014 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate									3.00%
ESOP Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt										$ 34,508,000							33,970,000
Capitalized Fees & Expenses										186,000							155,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal			$ 569,000
Capital lease - real estate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt										7,423,000							6,669,000
Capitalized Fees & Expenses										$ 80,000							$ 74,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage										5.00%					5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt										$ 7,935,000							$ 14,072,000
Capitalized Fees & Expenses										$ 16,000							12,000
Long-term line of credit																	0
Remaining borrowing capacity																	$ 11,018,000	$ 15,000
Proceeds from long-term lines of credit								$ 15,000	$ 11,018,000
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member] | Libor Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end															4.11%	4.11%	4.11%	4.11%
Non U.S. lines of credit [Member] | Bankers Acceptance Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end															3.50%	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
Term Loan May 2014 [Member] | Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount																						$ 10,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal							$ 1,250,000
Maximum borrowing capacity																				$ 5,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity increase																			$ 15,000,000
Term Loan December 2013 and May 2014 [Member] | Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit																$ 39,625,000	$ 27,904,000
Basis spread on variable rate							2.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage															4.11%	4.11%	4.11%	4.11%
Mortgages [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate									1.50%
Mortgages [Member] | Ames UK [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount | £					4,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal | £					83,000
Interest rate at period end															2.71%	2.71%	2.71%	2.71%
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid | £					£ 2,333,000
Senior Notes 2022 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 275,000,000
Long-term debt																	$ 1,000,000,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense																	12,017,000
Senior Notes due 2022, May 2016 Add-On Issuance [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance price, percentage		101.00%																					98.76%
Face amount																							$ 125,000,000
Debt issuance costs, net																	$ 13,329,000
Term Loan 1 [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	$ 5,705,000
Term Loan Due 2019 [Member] | Medium-term Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loans refinanced with new debt instrument | loan																						2
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid																						$ 37,125,000
Revolving Facility, June 2017 [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity																					$ 20,000	$ 10,000,000
Line of Credit One [Member] | Non U.S. lines of credit [Member] | Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate							2.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage															4.06%	4.06%	4.06%	4.06%