AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Revenue and Related Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 253	$ 0	$ 394	$ 0
Operating expenses:
Programming and other direct costs	(1,095)	0	(1,830)	0
Other operating expenses, net	(37,633)	(2,500)	(44,931)	(5,000)
Operating expenses, net	(38,728)	(2,500)	(46,761)	(5,000)
Interest expense	(42,817)	(5,305)	(90,405)	(5,305)
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs	(513,723)	0	(513,723)	0
Net charges	(595,015)	(7,805)	(650,495)	(10,305)
Capital Expenditures	$ 25,157	$ 0	$ 26,049	$ 0