INCOME TAXES (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]
Valuation allowance	$ 29.0	$ 29.3	$ 16.6
Amount charged to income tax provision	8.4	1.8
Purchase accounting	(4.3)	12.3
Amount credited to income tax provision (i.e. deduction from reserve)	$ (4.4)	$ (1.4)

The change in deferred income tax valuation allowance due to the amount charged to the income tax provision during the period.

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The change in deferred income tax valuation allowance due to the amount credited to the income tax provision (i.e. deduction from reserve) during the period.

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The change in deferred income tax valuation allowance due purchase accounting.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6907707&loc=d3e32537-109319

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