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LEASES Supplemental balance sheet information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Jan. 01, 2019
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Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |  | $ 534,705 | [1] | $ 235,834 | $ 240,000
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |  | 414,889 | [1] | 179,830 |
Operating Lease, Liability |  | 543,211 | [1] | 241,876 | $ 245,000
Disposal Group, Operating Lease Assets |  | 1,938 |  |  |
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, ST and LT Operating Lease Liabilities |  |  |  | 2,100 |
Other Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Current | [2] | $ 128,322 | [1] | $ 62,046 |
[1] | Operating lease assets and liabilities of $1.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively, are classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2020, as disclosed in Note 7, "Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale".
[2] | Current operating lease liabilities are recorded as a component of other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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