Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Schedule of Cash Flow Supplemental Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018
Cash paid during the period for:
Income taxes	$	11,387	$	31,408
Interest on long-term debt	109,527		195,333
Non-cash financing activities:
Increase in long-term debt in exchange for auction market preferred shares	$	—	$	187,220
Exchange of investments in Puerto Rico COFINA bonds for new bonds issued in the Plan of Adjustment	$	510,215	$	—
Rehabilitation exit transaction discharge of all Deferred Amounts and cancellation of certain General Account Surplus Notes	—		1,918,561
	September 30,
	2019		2018
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	51,951	$	52,505
Restricted cash	12,561		—
Variable Interest Entity Restricted cash	3,168		1,024
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	67,680	$	53,529