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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Maximum Number of Days to Give Notice

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, Minimum Number of Days to Give Notice

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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DEBT OBLIGATIONS, NET - Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($)					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 11, 2017	Apr. 01, 2017	Mar. 16, 2017	Dec. 17, 2014	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Feb. 24, 2016	Nov. 05, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014	Sep. 19, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt					$ 0	$ 0		$ (54,000)	$ 5,382,000
LCFH \| LCFH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership interest in LCFH					77.70%			77.70%
LCFH \| LCFC
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership interest in LCFH					100.00%			100.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs					$ (13,649,000)			$ (13,649,000)
Senior Unsecured Notes \| Various Dates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs					(13,600,000)			(13,600,000)		$ (4,000,000.0)
Debt instrument, aggregate amount					1,166,201,000			$ 1,166,201,000		563,872,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage		100.00%
Gross proceeds from senior notes offering		$ 500,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 2017 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ (22,847)			(200,000)
Debt instrument, aggregate amount														$ 325,000,000.0
Stated interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)														7.375%
Debt instrument, minimum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty								30 days
Debt instrument, maximum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty								60 days
Debt instrument, repurchase price amount				$ 5,600,000			297,700,000			21,400,000		$ 325,000,000.0
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount				5,400,000			297,700,000			21,900,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt				$ (200,000)			$ (53,547)			300,000
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 2021 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs										(400,000)
Debt instrument, aggregate amount					$ 266,200,000			$ 266,200,000					$ 300,000,000.0
Stated interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)													5.875%
Debt instrument, minimum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty								30 days
Debt instrument, maximum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty								60 days
Debt instrument, repurchase price amount										28,200,000
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount										33,800,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt										$ 5,100,000
Debt instrument, authorized repurchase amount											$ 100,000,000.0
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, aggregate amount			$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)			5.25%
Debt instrument, minimum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty			15 days
Debt instrument, maximum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty			60 days
Senior Unsecured Notes \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, aggregate amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Stated interest rate on debt instrument (as a percent)	5.25%
Debt instrument, minimum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty	15 days
Debt instrument, maximum number of days to give notice for redemption without penalty	60 days