Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details 1)

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details 1) (Time Lapse Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units, USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Time Lapse Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units
   
Pre-tax compensation expense $ 2,865us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 2,765us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Tax benefit (1,109)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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(1,065)us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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Restricted stock expense, net of tax $ 1,756us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
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$ 1,700us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax
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