COMPENSATION PROGRAMS - Other Compensation Programs (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Accounts payable and accrued expenses total			$ 1,100,000
Short-term incentive compensation program accruals	391,000		883,000
DER issued and outstanding (in shares)	654,000		654,000
Dividend Equivalent Rights Payable	222,000		222,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date		Jul. 01, 2015
DER expense for the period	222,000		667,000
Performance-Based Stock Awards Vesting After Three Year [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Share awards vesting period			3 years
Stock Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term			3 years 8 months 12 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value	$ 25,000		$ 25,000
Share awards contractual term			10 years
Long-Term Equity-Based Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Programs [Line Items]
Issuance of common shares pursuant to future equity-based awards (in shares)	5,000,000		5,000,000
Common shares available for future issuances	4,965,000		4,965,000

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Annual incentive compensation payable at the end of the period.

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Period after which an equity-based payment arrangement expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared and applicable to holders of share-based compensation, for example, but not limited to, non-vested shares, stock options, or restricted stock units.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of difference between fair value of the underlying shares reserved for issuance and exercise price of vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable.

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Weighted average remaining contractual term for vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable or convertible, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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