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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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

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NOTES PAYABLE AND COMMERCIAL BANK FINANCING - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)								3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2016	Aug. 15, 2016	Mar. 23, 2016	Oct. 15, 2014	Jul. 23, 2014	Apr. 02, 2013	Oct. 12, 2012	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Oct. 12, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt										$ (23,699,000)	$ 0	$ (14,553,000)
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases										$ 671,215,000	$ 395,147,000	582,764,000
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%										5.125%		5.125%
Weighted average effective interest rate (as a percent)										5.33%
Debt issuance costs	$ 6,600,000
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)	100.00%
Interest and amortization expense										$ 6,900,000
Outstanding loan amount										400,000,000	$ 0
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)	100.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)	35.00%
Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		6.375%											6.375%
Interest and amortization expense										14,800,000	22,300,000	22,400,000
Outstanding loan amount		$ 350,000,000								$ 0	$ 350,000,000
Extinguishment of debt amount		$ 377,200,000
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt								$ (23,700,000)
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost								3,900,000
Prepayment penalty								$ 19,800,000
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 350,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)			5.875%								5.875%			5.875%
Percentage of par value at which debt was issued			100.00%
Weighted average effective interest rate (as a percent)										6.10%
Debt issuance costs			$ 5,900,000
Interest and amortization expense										$ 15,800,000
Outstanding loan amount										$ 350,000,000	$ 0
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)			100.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)			35.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes. due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 550,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					5.625%						5.625%
Percentage of par value at which debt was issued					100.00%
Weighted average effective interest rate (as a percent)										5.83%
Interest and amortization expense										$ 30,900,000	$ 30,900,000	13,600,000
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes. due 2024 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)					100.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes. due 2024 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)					35.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.375%					5.375%
Percentage of par value at which debt was issued						100.00%
Weighted average effective interest rate (as a percent)										5.58%
Interest and amortization expense											$ 32,300,000	32,300,000
Outstanding loan amount										$ 600,000,000	$ 600,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)						100.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)						35.00%
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 500,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							6.125%				6.125%				6.125%
Percentage of par value at which debt was issued															100.00%
Weighted average effective interest rate (as a percent)										6.31%
Interest and amortization expense										$ 30,600,000	$ 30,600,000	30,600,000
Outstanding loan amount										500,000,000	500,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
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Debt redemption price percentage (as percent)							100.00%
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Senior Notes \| 8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes, due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				8.375%
Interest and amortization expense												15,700,000
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt									$ (14,600,000)
Face amount of debt redeemed				$ 237,500,000.0
Accrued and unpaid interest and make-whole premium				9,900,000
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases				$ 257,400,000
Debt of other non-media related subsidiaries
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Interest and amortization expense										$ 5,900,000	$ 3,800,000	3,100,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)										6.50%
Debt of other non-media related subsidiaries \| LIBOR
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Description of variable rate basis											LIBOR
Interest rate margin (as a percent)											2.50%
Debt of variable interest entities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest and amortization expense										$ 900,000	$ 1,700,000	$ 2,200,000
Outstanding loan amount										23,000,000
Deferred financing costs										$ 200,000
Description of variable rate basis										LIBOR
Interest rate margin (as a percent)										2.50%