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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (Loss) Income | $ 9,639 | $ 6,278 | $ (237,963) | $ (311,253) | $ (175,293) | $ (713,445) | $ (54,885) | $ (110,956) | $ (879,286) | $ (533,299) | $ (1,054,579) | $ 312,908
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 179,831 | 232,837 | 240,818 | 235,797
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,264 | 39,095 | 33,949 | 26,543
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,582 | 48,915 | 67,119 | 53,950
Bad debt expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,758 | 40,894 | 17,568 | 9,165
Inventory obsolescence |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,402 | 74,974 | 127,592 | 31,455
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,942 | 18,203 | 56,324 | 0
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,532 | 13,349 | (18,010) | (1,350)
Indefinite reinvestment assertion and U.S. Tax Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,275 | (107,049) | 0
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 670,873 | 0 | 566,346 | 0
Loss on discontinuation of Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 58,973 | 0
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (371,079) | 72,415 | (3,484) | (29,698)
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (396,415) | (53,840) | (91,644) | (68,650)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,415) | 54,230 | 33,681 | 34,754
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and income taxes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,081 | (47,397) | 93,844 | 13,206
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66,140) | (5,968) | (49,062) | (23,571)
Net cash flows (used for) provided by operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (740,070) | (27,317) | (27,614) | 594,509
As Previously Reported |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (Loss) Income | 14,913 |  | (240,931) |  | (281,283) | (603,247) | (56,075) | (113,231) | (772,553) | (530,993) | (1,053,836) | 318,022
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 179,831 | 232,837 | 240,818 | 235,797
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,264 | 39,095 | 33,949 | 26,543
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47,582 | 48,915 | 67,119 | 53,950
Bad debt expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,758 | 40,894 | 17,568 | 9,165
Inventory obsolescence |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,402 | 74,974 | 127,592 | 31,455
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,942 | 18,203 | 56,324 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,057 | 12,359 | (19,840) | 1,236
Indefinite reinvestment assertion and U.S. Tax Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,275 | (105,279) |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 561,915 |  | 561,921 |
Loss on discontinuation of Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,973 |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (367,579) | 76,373 | (3,942) | (33,198)
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (396,415) | (53,840) | (91,644) | (68,650)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,027) | 56,378 | 33,681 | 34,754
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and income taxes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,893 | (54,819) | 98,044 | 9,006
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66,140) | (5,968) | (49,062) | (23,571)
Net cash flows (used for) provided by operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (740,070) | (27,317) | (27,614) | 594,509
Adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments Restatement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (Loss) Income | $ (5,274) |  | $ 2,968 |  | $ 105,990 | $ (110,198) | $ 1,190 | $ 2,275 | (106,733) | (2,306) | (743) | (5,114)
Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Share-based compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Bad debt expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Inventory obsolescence |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,475 | 990 | 1,830 | (2,586)
Indefinite reinvestment assertion and U.S. Tax Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | (1,770) |
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 108,958 |  | 4,425 |
Loss on discontinuation of Venezuelan operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,500) | (3,958) | 458 | 3,500
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,388) | (2,148) | 0 | 0
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and income taxes payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,188 | 7,422 | (4,200) | 4,200
Other, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Net cash flows (used for) provided by operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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