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Deferred Compensation Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure

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Other Liabilities, Measurement Input

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

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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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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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 portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Fair value portion of other liabilities.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 10, 2020	May 21, 2020	Mar. 23, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt discount and deferred financing costs				$ 189.0	$ 231.0
Level 1 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Deferred compensation assets				37.0	36.0
Deferred compensation liabilities				32.0	33.0
Level 1 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Deferred compensation assets				37.0	36.0
Deferred compensation liabilities				32.0	33.0
Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| Debt of variable interest entities
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				19.0	21.0
Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| Debt of non-media subsidiaries
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				18.0	18.0
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Debt of variable interest entities
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				19.0	21.0
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Debt of non-media subsidiaries
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				$ 18.0	18.0
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.875%
Redeemed amount		$ 2.5
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.625%
Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.50%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.125%
Senior Notes \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				12.75%
Aggregate principal amount	$ 31.0
Senior Notes \| 6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				6.625%
Redeemed amount	66.5		$ 5.0	$ 10.0
Cash payments	$ 10.0
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.375%
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				$ 348.0	350.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				550.0	550.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				500.0	500.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				31.0	0.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				1,744.0	1,825.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				3,050.0	3,050.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				342.0	368.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2024
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				528.0	566.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				463.0	511.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				30.0	0.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 6.625% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				929.0	1,775.0
Senior Notes \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				2,207.0	3,085.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				400.0	400.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| Term Loan B
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				1,322.0	1,329.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| Term Loan B-2
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				1,290.0	1,297.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Carrying Value \| Term Loan
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				3,275.0	3,292.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| 5.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				364.0	411.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Term Loan B
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				1,259.0	1,326.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Term Loan B-2
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				1,229.0	1,300.0
Term Loan \| Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Term Loan
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure				2,661.0	3,284.0
Variable Payment Obligations \| Level 3 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Variable payment obligations				235.0	239.0
Variable Payment Obligations \| Level 3 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Variable payment obligations				$ 235.0	239.0
Valuation, Income Approach \| Variable Payment Obligations \| Measurement Input, Discount Rate \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Other liabilities, measurement input				0.09
STG Money Market Funds \| Level 1 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds				$ 157.0	354.0
STG Money Market Funds \| Level 1 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds				157.0	354.0
DSG Money Market Funds \| Level 1 \| Carrying Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds				61.0	559.0
DSG Money Market Funds \| Level 1 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds				$ 61.0	$ 559.0