Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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

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Amount of unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Aug. 30, 2016
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, net	$ 39,047	$ 43,449
Debt of variable interest entities \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	29,614	23,198
Debt of variable interest entities \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	29,614	23,198
Debt of other non-media related subsidiaries \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	25,238	135,211
Debt of other non-media related subsidiaries \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 25,238	$ 135,211
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.125%	6.125%
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.125%
Senior Notes \| 6.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2022 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 515,535	$ 521,240
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%	5.875%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 350,000	$ 350,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 363,475	351,456
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.625%
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 550,000	550,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.625%
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 568,205	$ 562,755
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%	5.375%
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 600,000	$ 600,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 610,440	$ 617,892
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%	5.125%	5.125%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 400,000	$ 400,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 396,088	382,028
Term Loan \| Term Loan A-1 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	117,370	141,436
Term Loan \| Term Loan A-1 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	117,370	141,082
Term Loan \| Term Loan A-2 \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	113,327	130,762
Term Loan \| Term Loan A-2 \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	113,327	130,435
Term Loan \| Term Loan B \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	1,356,300	1,365,625
Term Loan \| Term Loan B \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt instrument	$ 1,357,995	$ 1,364,841