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Debt Debt Schedule (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | Apr. 18, 2016 | Apr. 15, 2016 | Apr. 13, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount (Premium), Net | $ 89.0 |  |  | $ 89.0 | $ 89.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early debt extinguishment | (29.5) | $ 8.3 | $ 59.5 | (29.5) | 29.5 | $ 67.8 | $ 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital lease obligations | 19.7 |  |  | 19.7 | 19.7 | 30.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term debt | 0.4 |  |  | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities Subject to Compromise | 8,440.2 |  |  | 8,440.2 | 8,440.2 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Current | 20.2 |  |  | 20.2 | 20.2 | 5,874.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 | 0.0 | 366.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual interest expense |  |  |  |  | 564.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense, Stayed Amount |  |  |  |  | 266.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIP Facility - Bonding Accommodation Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.0 | $ 200.0 |
DIP Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Letters of Credit, Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.0 |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 1,558.1 |  |  | 1,558.1 | 1,558.1 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 947.0
Exit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | 1,650.0 |  |  | 1,650.0 | 1,650.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount | $ 611.0 |  |  | $ 611.0 | $ 611.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 675.0 |
Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 4.50% |  |  | 4.50% | 4.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 950.0 |  |  | $ 950.0 | $ 950.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2013 Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | 1,170.0 |  |  | 1,170.0 | 1,170.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 1,154.5 |  |  | 1,154.5 | 1,154.5 | 1,156.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 1,200.0 |  |  | $ 1,200.0 | $ 1,200.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7.375% Senior Notes due November 2016 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 7.375% |  |  | 7.375% | 7.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  | $ 67.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.00% Senior Notes due November 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 6.00% |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | $ 1,518.8 |  |  | $ 1,518.8 | $ 1,518.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 1,509.9 |  |  | $ 1,509.9 | $ 1,509.9 | 1,508.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.50% Senior Notes due September 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% | 6.50% |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | $ 650.0 |  |  | $ 650.0 | $ 650.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 645.8 |  |  | $ 645.8 | $ 645.8 | 645.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.25% Senior Notes due November 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 6.25% |  |  | 6.25% | 6.25% |  |  | 6.25% |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | $ 1,339.6 |  |  | $ 1,339.6 | $ 1,339.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 1,327.7 |  |  | $ 1,327.7 | $ 1,327.7 | 1,327.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 10.00% |  |  | 10.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | $ 1,000.0 |  |  | $ 1,000.0 | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 962.3 |  |  | 962.3 | 962.3 | 960.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of senior notes | $ 1,000.0 |  |  | $ 1,000.0 | $ 1,000.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
7.875% Senior Notes due November 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 7.875% |  |  | 7.875% | 7.875% |  |  | 7.875% |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | $ 250.0 |  |  | $ 250.0 | $ 250.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 245.9 |  |  | 245.9 | 245.9 | 245.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Outstanding Principal | 732.5 |  |  | 732.5 | 732.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt | 367.1 |  |  | 367.1 | 367.1 | 366.3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities Subject to Compromise | 7,771.2 |  |  | 7,771.2 | 7,771.2 | 0.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIP Facility - Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500.0 |
DIP Facility - Initially Available [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.0 | 200.0 | 200.0 |
DIP Facility - Remaining Availability [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300.0 |  |  | 300.0 |
DIP Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Issuance Cost | $ 26.8 |  |  | $ 26.8 | 26.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  | $ (29.5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Early Repayment of DIP Financing |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 19.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DIP Facility - Letter of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100.0 | $ 100.0 |
6.000% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 6.00% |  |  | 6.00% | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of senior notes | $ 500.0 |  |  | $ 500.0 | $ 500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
6.375% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate - percentage | 6.375% |  |  | 6.375% | 6.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Face amount of senior notes | $ 500.0 |  |  | $ 500.0 | $ 500.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reported Value Measurement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt and capital lease obligations | $ 7,791.4 |  |  | $ 7,791.4 | $ 7,791.4 | $ 6,241.2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eurocurrency Rate [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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