BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Redeemable Preferred Stock (Details)	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Preferred stock, percentage of stated value	100.00%
Preferred stock redemption, trading days prior to redemption	20 days

Preferred Stock, Redemption Price, Consecutive Trading Days of Weighted Average Common Stock Price

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