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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2021	Oct. 29, 2020	Oct. 08, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 21, 2017	Jun. 07, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 15,843,000	$ 102,993,000	$ (18,450,000)
Net					40,579,000	333,325,000
Interest expense					$ 267,475,000	335,638,000	376,346,000
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage					3.38%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage					20.31%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 450,000,000							$ 100,000,000
Maximum leverage ratio					6.75
Revolving Credit Facility and Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum aggregate amount of loans issued, amount					$ 10,000,000
Term Loan G
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of term loan G	$ 2,341,000,000				2,341,000,000	369,000,000	100,000,000
Revolver G \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense					$ 2,700,000	1,900,000	200,000
Revolver G \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage					0.25%
Revolver G \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage					0.50%
7.125% Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of notes					$ 0	1,615,583,000	0
Interest rate, stated percentage					7.125%
Senior PIK notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of notes					$ 0	1,202,302,000	101,013,000
5.750% Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage					5.75%
Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of term loan G					$ 3,313,000	0	0
5.50% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage					5.50%
Swingline Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum aggregate amount of total commitments, percent					35.00%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense					$ 264,800,000	333,700,000	$ 376,100,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan G
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt					15,800,000	67,200,000
Repayments of term loan G		369,000,000
Net					0	3,831,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan G \| Acceleration of debt issuance costs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense						2,300,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,325,000,000
Net					12,864,000	0
Senior Notes \| 7.125% Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption of notes		$ 715,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.50% Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	1,050,000,000
PIK Note \| Senior PIK notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				$ 121,300,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 35,700,000	$ (18,500,000)
Redemption of notes			1,237,600,000
PIK Note \| Senior Convertible PIK Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 1,300,000,000
Net			$ 32,500,000		$ 27,715,000	329,494,000
PIK Note \| Senior Convertible PIK Notes \| Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net						$ 297,900,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000,000