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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Estimated Useful Lives of Assets
Depreciation and amortization, which include the depreciation of assets recorded under capital leases, are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
Building and improvements
 
5 to 50 years
Machinery and equipment
 
3 to 30 years
Containers
 
2 to 20 years
Vehicles
 
2 to 7 years
Office equipment and furniture
 
2 to 15 years
Software
 
2 to 7 years