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Represents the initial term of certain outsourcing agreements entered into with license station owners.

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Carrying amount of the assets in the reporting entity's statement of financial position that relate to the reporting entity's variable interest in the Variable Interest Entity (VIE), where the reporting entity is not the VIE's primary beneficiary.

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Consolidated VIEs, aggregated
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entities outsourcing agreement initial term	5 years
VIEs which are not primary beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Carrying amount	$ 71.3		$ 71.3
(Loss) income from equity method investments	(13.1)	$ (9.0)
Eliminations \| Consolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Liabilities associated with the certain outsourcing agreements and purchase options	$ 125.3		$ 124.5