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STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 17, 2014
Oct. 30, 2014
Dec. 16, 2014
Stock repurchase program        
Number of shares repurchased 200us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired      
Aggregate amount of share repurchases (in dollars) $ 12,999,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod      
Share repurchases authorized amount     350,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1  
ASR Program        
Stock repurchase program        
Number of shares repurchased   3,100us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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Aggregate amount of share repurchases (in dollars)   250,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Share repurchases authorized amount       $ 250,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1
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Percentage of the total number of shares expected to be purchased in the ASR   80.00%atr_AcceleratedShareRepurchaseProgramPercentageOfTotalSharesExpectedToBePurchased
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