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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS - Effect of Interest Rate Swaps on Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Net interest component of interest rate swaps | $ (207,877) | $ 351,375 | $ 100,553
Realized gains (losses) on termination of interest rate swaps | (1,917,628) | (1,442,964) | 1,409
Unrealized gains (losses) on interest rate swaps | $ (904,532) | $ (1,210,276) | $ 424,081

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- Definition The net change in the difference between the fair value and the carrying value, or in the comparative fair values, of derivative instruments, including options, swaps, futures, and forward contracts, held at each balance sheet date, that was included in earnings for the period. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121586364&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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