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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND LICENSES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2017
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Software development costs and licenses, Current |  | $ 39,369 |  | $ 39,369 |  | $ 41,721
Software development costs and licenses, Non-current |  | 586,866 |  | 586,866 |  | 381,910
Software development impairment charges |  | 0 | $ 7,731 | 960 | $ 19,325 |
Software development costs and royalties | $ 84,176 |  |  |  |  |
Research and development | 23,251 |  |  |  |  |
Capitalized costs, net | $ 5,361 |  |  |  |  |
Software development costs, internally developed |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Software development costs and licenses, Current |  | 30,420 |  | 30,420 |  | 28,959
Software development costs and licenses, Non-current |  | 477,883 |  | 477,883 |  | 310,229
Software development costs, externally developed |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Software development costs and licenses, Current |  | 6,611 |  | 6,611 |  | 5,455
Software development costs and licenses, Non-current |  | 108,858 |  | 108,858 |  | 71,407
Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Software development costs and licenses, Current |  | 2,338 |  | 2,338 |  | 7,307
Software development costs and licenses, Non-current |  | 125 |  | 125 |  | $ 274
Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares reclassified (in shares) | 5,550,000 |  |  |  |  |
Additional Paid-in Capital | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares reclassified |  | $ 74,707 |  | $ 74,707 |  |
Other long-term liabilities | Restricted stock units |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares reclassified | $ (74,707) |  |  |  |  |
Incremental cost | $ 112,789 |  |  |  |  |

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