FRESH START ACCOUNTING (Schedule of Reconciliation of Enterprise Value to Fair Value of Successor Equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 01, 2020
Reorganizations [Abstract]
Enterprise value			$ 559,205
Less: Fair value of noncontrolling interest			(242,200)
Enterprise value of Unit interests			317,005
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 64,140	$ 12,145	25,482
Plus: Restricted cash			7,458
Less: Fair value of capital leases			(4,622)
Less: Fair value of debt (including the fair value of current debt)			(148,000)
Fair value of Successor equity			$ 197,323

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