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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Narrative)

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details Narrative) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Cash dividend paid     $ 45,945 $ 39,432      
Cash dividend per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.105 $ 0.09 $ 0.315 $ 0.27      
Number of shares repurchased (in shares) 800,000 200,000 1,000,000 300,000      
Par value of common stock (in dollars per share) $ 1   $ 1   $ 1    
Weighted average stock price of shares repurchased (in dollars per share) $ 29.11 $ 24.72 $ 29.19 $ 24.56      
Repurchase of common stock from employees 100,000 400,000 6,200,000 5,300,000      
Common stock reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options (in shares) 3,800,000   3,800,000        
Options vesting period     5 years        
Options expiration Period     10 years        
Common stock issued for exercise of stock options     0 1,000      
Options aggregate intrinsic value     0 20      
Tax benefits from share-based payments 100 400 4,500 3,500      
Unrecognized compensation cost           $ 32,100 $ 30,700
Unrecognized compensation cost, period for recognition           3 years 9 months 18 days 3 years 9 months 18 days