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LEASES - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |
Right-of-use lease assets | $ 257,034 |  |
Lease liabilities | $ 264,738 |  |
Weighted average remaining lease term, excluding Chicago office space (in years) | 4 years 1 month 6 days |  |
ASU No. 2016-02 |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |
Right-of-use lease assets |  | $ 265,400 |
Lease liabilities |  | $ 273,300 |
Chicago Office Space |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |
Lease term (in years) |  |  | 15 years

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- Definition Term of lessee's operating lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980 + Details
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