LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS Financing Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	May. 02, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 0	$ (39,203)	$ (23,115)
2017 PIK Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Original Principal Amount					$ 400,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	[1]	$ 502,504
Stated interest rate		15.00%
2018 Warrants [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					$ 1.00
Common Class A [Member] | 2018 Warrants [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding					114,000,000
Common Class A [Member] | 2018 Warrants [Member] | Time Warner and TW Investor [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding		100,926,996

[1] (1) The principal amount presented represents the original principal amount of US$ 400.0 million plus interest paid in kind by adding such amount to the original principal amount. The equity component represents the fair value ascribed to the Unit Warrants (see Note 13, "Equity"). The fair value of the equity component is accounted for as a discount on the 2017 PIK Notes and is being amortized over the life of the 2017 PIK Notes using the effective interest method.