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ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The changes in the accumulated balances for each component of other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018:
| Foreign Currency Translation |  | Unrealized Gains on Hedging Activities |  | Other |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
| (in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | (304,274 | ) |  | $ | (2,374 | ) |  | $ | (3,527 | ) |  | $ | (310,175 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 9,807 |  |  | (12,351 | ) |  | 111 |  |  | (2,433 | )
Balance at March 31, 2019 | $ | (294,467 | ) |  | $ | (14,725 | ) |  | $ | (3,416 | ) |  | $ | (312,608 | )
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | (185,856 | ) |  | $ | 6,999 |  |  | $ | (4,287 | ) |  | $ | (183,144 | )
Cumulative effect of adoption of new accounting standard | (1,843 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,843 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 2,430 |  |  | 5,648 |  |  | (52 | ) |  | 8,026 |
Balance at March 31, 2018 | $ | (185,269 | ) |  | $ | 12,647 |  |  | $ | (4,339 | ) |  | $ | (176,961 | )

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