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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount of payment greater than the preceding installment payments to be paid at final maturity date of debt.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of the portions of long-term notes payable due within one year or the operating cycle if longer.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
DEBT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	May 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 1,652,022		$ 1,601,836
Notes Payable, Current	$ 6,831		$ 0
2025 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		$ 725,000
Debt instrument, interest rate	7.25%
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	$ 711,576
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
2020 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	8.25%
2023 Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate	7.00%
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Monthly Payments to be Paid	$ 403
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment Terms, Balloon Payment to be Paid	$ 3,200