SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||||
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Mar. 10, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
deliverable
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Dec. 31, 2017
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Dec. 31, 2016
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Dec. 31, 2015
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |||||
| Revenue from smaller wholly-owned subsidiaries as percentage of total revenue, maximum | 5.00% | ||||
| Number of reportable business segments | segment | 1 | ||||
| Principles of Consolidation | |||||
| Maximum ownership interest (as a percent) | 50.00% | ||||
| Revenue Recognition | |||||
| Initial contract term for pest control customers | 1 year | ||||
| Number of deliverables | deliverable | 2 | ||||
| Revenues from foreign operations as percentage of total revenue | 8.00% | 8.00% | |||
| Advertising | |||||
| Advertising | $ 69,875 | $ 66,115 | $ 61,258 | ||
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | |||||
| Maximum original maturity period of cash equivalents | 3 months | ||||
| Cash held at various banking institutions | $ 115,485 | $ 107,050 | $ 142,785 | $ 134,574 | |
| Cash held in foreign bank accounts | 53,600 | ||||
| Cash held in non-interest-bearing accounts | $ 61,900 | ||||
| Stock split ratio | 1.5 | ||||
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- Definition Cash at Bank Foreign No definition available.
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- Definition Cash Held in Non Interest Bearing Accounts No definition available.
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- Definition Initial Contract Term Agreed upon by Pest Control Customers No definition available.
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- Definition Number of Deliverables No definition available.
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- Definition Principles of Consolidation [Abstract] No definition available.
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- Definition Revenue from Foreign Operations as Percentage of Total Revenue No definition available.
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- Definition Revenue from Smaller Wholly Owned Subsidiaries as Percentage of Total Revenue, Maximum No definition available.
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- Definition Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage. No definition available.
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- Definition Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements. No definition available.
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- Definition Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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