GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES (Detail Textuals) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016	Oct. 05, 2015
DCP Business
Schedule Of Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 582.3
Trade Names
Schedule Of Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	1 year
Amortization	$ 2.7

[Line Items] for Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, as well as indefinite lived intangible assets in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
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- Definition

Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
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- Definition

Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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