Derivative, Notional Amount of Terminated Derivatives

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Derivative, Number of Instruments Terminated

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Payment of Derivative Fees and Accrued Interest

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Proceeds From Termination Payments, Net Of Fees

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- Definition

Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The number of derivative instruments of a particular group held by the entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84234895&loc=SL5580258-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84234895&loc=SL5579245-113959

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Narrative (Details)	Nov. 29, 2017 USD ($) swap	Aug. 03, 2017 USD ($) swap	Aug. 13, 2015 USD ($) swap
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Number of swaps terminated \| swap	4	3
Notional amount of terminated swaps	$ 150,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Payment of derivative fees and accrued interest		38,000
Termination payments, net of fees	1,011,000
Unsecured Term Loan Facility Entered Into May 2015
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of debt	$ 150,000,000	$ 65,000,000
Interest Rate Swap
DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Number of interest rate swaps \| swap			10
Total notional amount			$ 385,000,000