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Amount of long term capitalized fees and expenses.

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Fair value portion of borrowing which can be exchanged for a specified number of another security at the option of the issuer or the holder, for example, but not limited to, the entity's common stock.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Term of lessee's finance lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 AUD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 GBP (£)	Nov. 30, 2012 CAD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) option	Jan. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2019 AUD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 CAD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 05, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2016 USD ($)	May 18, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 18, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 27, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance											$ 1,146,585,000		$ 1,104,274,000
Capitalized fees & expenses											9,545,000		$ 10,724,000
Maximum percentage of equity interest of subsidiaries borrowings guaranteed						65.00%
Basis spread on variable rate					1.30%
Long-term line of credit											$ 21,129,000
Troy, Ohio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage bearing fixed interest, percentage rate									5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Ocala, Florida
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
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.80%		2.00%
Revolver due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term line of credit											$ 100,117,000
Remaining borrowing capacity											$ 228,754,000
Revolver due 2025 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate						1.00%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid \| £				£ 7,000,000
Interest rate at period end									2.95%	2.95%	2.95%	2.95%
Term Loan \| Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 29,625,000
Term Loan \| Ames UK
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| £				14,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal \| £				£ 350,000
Long-term line of credit, revolver outstanding balance									£ 2,264,000		$ 2,970,000
Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				1.50%
Interest rate at period end									2.25%	2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Ames UK
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| £				£ 5,000,000
Term and Mortgage Loan July 2018 \| Ames UK
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance									£ 15,398,000		$ 20,197,000
Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	5.25%								5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%	5.25%				5.25%		5.25%
Face amount																		$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Mortgage loan balance											$ 992,564,000		$ 991,692,000
Capitalized fees & expenses											8,214,000		9,175,000		$ 21,801,000
Senior notes due 2022 \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Convertible debt, fair value disclosures											1,005,200,000
Revolver due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance											99,074,000		48,757,000
Capitalized fees & expenses											1,043,000		$ 1,243,000
Maximum borrowing capacity														$ 350,000,000
ESOP Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance											$ 31,783,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid		$ 569,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal						$ 635,000
ESOP Loans \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%				2.91%
Capital lease - real estate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage									5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%	5.00%
Mortgage loan balance											$ 3,525,000		$ 4,333,000
Capitalized fees & expenses											48,000		55,000
Non US lines of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance											9,923,000		17,531,000
Capitalized fees & expenses											42,000		$ 45,000
Long-term line of credit											0
Remaining borrowing capacity											$ 11,480,000	$ 15,000
Proceeds from long-term lines of credit					$ 15,000	$ 11,480,000
Non US lines of credit \| Libor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end									3.06%	3.06%	3.06%	3.06%
Non US lines of credit \| Bankers Acceptance Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate at period end									3.29%	3.29%	3.29%	3.29%
Term Loan May 2014 \| Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			20,000,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal			1,250,000
Maximum borrowing capacity increase (decrease)			$ (10,000,000)
Term Loan December 2013 and May 2014 \| Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.90%
Long-term line of credit										$ 24,625,000	$ 17,225,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage									2.87%	2.87%	2.87%	2.87%
Mortgages \| Ames UK
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount \| £				4,000,000
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid \| £				2,333,000
Debt instrument, periodic payment, principal \| £				£ 83,000
Interest rate at period end									2.50%	2.50%	2.50%	2.50%
Senior notes due 2022 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 275,000,000
Face amount															$ 275,000,000
Mortgage loan balance											$ 1,000,000,000
Unamortized debt issuance expense											8,214,000
Senior Notes due 2022, May 2016 Add-On Issuance \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance price, percentage	101.00%																98.76%
Face amount																$ 125,000,000	$ 125,000,000
Term Loan Due 2019 \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Periodic payment terms, balloon payment to be paid			$ 13,375,000
Receivables Purchase Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance										$ 10,000,000	$ 6,995,000
Basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage									1.92%	1.92%	1.92%	1.92%
Line of Credit One \| Non US lines of credit \| Northcote Holdings Pty. Ltd
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Mortgage loan balance											$ 0
Basis spread on variable rate			1.80%
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage									2.72%	2.72%	2.72%	2.72%
Subsequent Event \| Revolver due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 400,000	$ 350,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity, accordion feature							100,000,000	50,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Letter of Credit Subfacility \| Revolver due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							100,000,000	50,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Multicurrency Subfacility \| Revolver due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 200,000,000	$ 100,000,000