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Number of shares issued for each share of convertible senior notes that is converted.

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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other deductions.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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LONG-TERM DEBT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($)									3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 15, 2026	Oct. 15, 2022	Sep. 15, 2021	Mar. 15, 2021	May 21, 2020	Sep. 15, 2019	Sep. 12, 2016	Oct. 03, 2012	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 14, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 14, 2016	Sep. 14, 2016	Nov. 15, 2010
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Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Deduction, Other, Percent											(7.70%)	0.00%	0.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage											1.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage											0.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 15, 2026		Sep. 15, 2021
Redemption of senior notes											$ 519,375,000	$ 0	$ 0
Loss on extinguishment of debt											(24,747,000)	$ 0	0
3.25% Convertible Note, Conversion Price												$ 85.39
Debt Issuance Costs ($)											$ 50,000	$ 15,556,000	$ 974,000
Security Deposit															$ 9,300,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date											Nov. 29, 2017
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											5.75%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date									May 15, 2021
3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
3.25% Convertible Note, Conversion Price																		$ 42.40
6.125% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date							Sep. 12, 2016
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											6.125%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Period, End Date						Sep. 15, 2019
1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date										Sep. 12, 2016
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											1.125%
Convertible Senior Note, Shares Issued Upon Conversion											1171.13%
Convertible Note Principal Amount				$ 1,000
3.25% Convertible Note, Conversion Price				$ 85.39
Debt Instrument, Call Date, Latest				Mar. 15, 2021
7.75% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Issuance Date								Oct. 03, 2012
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Oct. 15, 2022
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage											7.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date					May 21, 2020
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs											$ 6,200,000	8,800,000
RNG Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount ($)															11,700,000
Maximum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity ($)											1,000,000,000				$ 950,000,000
Minimum [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity ($)											700,000,000
5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
3.25% convertible senior notes fair value											600,000,000	0
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross											7,600,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs											(7,555,000)	0
7.75% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption Premium											(19,400,000)
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs											0	(6,443,000)		$ (5,400,000)
Loss on extinguishment of debt											(24,700,000)
Senior Notes ($)											$ 0	$ 500,000,000
First Payment [Member] \| 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment											May 15
First Payment [Member] \| 6.125% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment											March 15
First Payment [Member] \| 1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment											March 15
Second Payment [Member] \| 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment											November 15
Second Payment [Member] \| 6.125% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment											September 15
Second Payment [Member] \| 1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment											September 15
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate												2.70%
Maximum Borrowing Base [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity ($)											$ 1,100,000,000
1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
3.25% convertible senior notes fair value											200,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Liability component of gross proceeds of Convertible Notes												160,500,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs											$ (3,615,000)	(4,584,000)				$ (4,800,000)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage											5.80%
Share Price											$ 51.54
3.25% Convertible Debt, Equity Component ($)												39,500,000
6.125% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs											$ (6,570,000)	(7,544,000)					$ (7,800,000)
Senior Notes ($)											$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
2026 Senior notes redemption price, after to May 15, 2021 [Member] \| 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage									104.313%
2026 Senior notes redemption price, prior to May 15, 2021 [Member] \| 5.75% Senior Notes due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage									105.75%
2024 Senior notes redemption price, prior to September 15, 2019 [Member] \| 6.125% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage						104.594%
2024 Senior notes redemption price, after September 15, 2019. [Member] \| 6.125% Senior Notes due 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage						106.125%