Fair value portion of investments accounted under the cost method.

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Fair Value Measurements Estimated Fair Values and Carrying Amounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 2,917,454		$ 3,411,551
Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cost method investments	25,943		26,748
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cost method investments	25,943		26,748
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term B Loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	187,566		2,312,218
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term B Loans \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	191,105		2,359,571
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term C Loans
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	1,643,239	$ 1,761,000	0
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term C Loans \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	1,675,788		0
5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 \| Senior Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	1,086,649		1,084,563
5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 \| Senior Notes \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	1,148,455		1,120,482
Dreamcatcher Credit Facility Due 2018 \| Dreamcatcher Credit Facility
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term debt	0		14,770
Dreamcatcher Credit Facility Due 2018 \| Dreamcatcher Credit Facility \| Fair Value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long term debt	$ 0		$ 14,952