DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND COLLATERALIZED INDEBTEDNESS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Settlement of Collateralized Indebtedness [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the settlement of the Company's collateralized indebtedness relating to Comcast shares that were settled by delivering cash equal to the collateralized loan value, net of the value of the related equity derivative contracts during the nine months ended September 30, 2018: 

Number of shares	16,139,868
Collateralized indebtedness settled	$	(516,537	)
Derivatives contracts settled	24
	(516,513		)
Proceeds from new monetization contracts	516,513
Net cash proceeds	$	—

Location of Assets and Liabilities Associated With Derivative Instruments Within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following represents the location of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company's derivative instruments within the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

		Asset Derivatives				Liability Derivatives
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value at September 30, 2018		Fair Value at December 31, 2017		Fair Value at September 30, 2018			Fair Value at December 31, 2017
Interest rate swap contracts	Derivative contracts, current	$	3,269	$	—	$	—		$	—
Prepaid forward contracts	Derivative contracts, current	—		52,545		—			(52,545		)
Prepaid forward contracts	Derivative contracts, long-term	31,510		—		(10,131		)	(109,504		)
Interest rate swap contracts	Liabilities under derivative contracts, long-term	—		—		(143,719		)	(77,902		)
		$	34,779	$	52,545	$	(153,850	)	$	(239,951	)