NEW JOINT VENTURE (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	May 25, 2016
Vertex Recovery Management, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in joint venture (percent)		51.00%
Income from VRMLA included in consolidated income (percent)	100.00%
Operating income from VRMLA	$ 4,447
Industrial Pipe, Inc.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest in VRMLA by Industrial Pipe, Inc. (percent)		49.00%
Industrial Pipe's portion of VRMLA's operating income (percent)	49.00%
Industrial Pipe's portion of VRMLA's operating income	$ 2,179

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