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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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Pledged Assets and Debt - Senior PIK (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt
Changes in the fair value of the PIK Notes	$ (37,573)	$ 14,645
Risk-free interest rate
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs	0.33		1.65
Dividend yield
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs	0.00		0.00
Expected volatility
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs	43.00		39.30
Expected term (years)
Significant assumptions used in the Black Scholes option price methodology
PIK Notes, measurement inputs, term	3 years 8 months 12 days		3 years 11 months 12 days
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.75% senior secured notes due 2019
Debt
Changes in the fair value of the PIK Notes	$ (37,573)	$ 14,645
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.750% senior PIK notes due 2023
Debt
Interest rate (as a percent)	10.75%		10.75%
Principal	$ 307,860		$ 307,860
Principal, noncurrent	307,860		307,860
Discount	271,190		233,617
Discount, noncurrent	271,190		233,617
Fair value	36,670
Fair value, noncurrent	36,670
Net principal			74,243
Net principal, noncurrent			74,243
Senior PIK notes payable \| 10.750% senior PIK notes due 2023 \| Current Liabilities
Debt
Accrued interest	$ 9,653		$ 1,379