GUARANTEES (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum Potential Payment	$ 23,667
Carrying Amount of Associated Liability	15,043
Standby letters of credit
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum Potential Payment	20,642
Carrying Amount of Associated Liability	15,000
Guarantor obligations collateral for industrial revenue bonds	15,000
Guarantees
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum Potential Payment	2,254
Carrying Amount of Associated Liability	43
Surety bonds
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum Potential Payment	771
Carrying Amount of Associated Liability	0
Bonds \| Standby letters of credit
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Letter of credit for development project	$ 3,800

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- Definition

Letter of Credit for Industrial Revenue Bond

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- Definition

The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248

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