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INCOME TAXES (Provision) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Current provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (1,969) | $ (604) | $ 9,156
State |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,701 | (335) | 165
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331 | 1,052 | 2,124
Current tax provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,063 | 113 | 11,445
Deferred provision (benefit): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,312) | 8,161 | 12,914
State |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (867) | 1,354 | 3,589
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (34) | 7 | (68)
Deferred tax provision (benefit) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,213) | 9,522 | 16,435
Total provision (benefit) for income taxes |  | $ (20,548) | $ 9,280 | $ 8,358 | $ (5,240) | $ (488) | $ 7,615 | $ 6,150 | $ (3,642) |  | (8,150) | $ 9,635 | $ 27,880
Impact of Tax Reform Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provisional reduction of deferred tax liabilities due to Tax Reform Act |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,542 |  |
Statutory federal rate (as a percent) | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32.74% | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00%
Federal statutory tax rate used to calculate provisional effect of the Tax Reform Act in the period of enactment (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.00% |  |
Provisional reduction in current income tax expense due Tax Reform Act reflecting use of fiscal year rather than calendar year federal income tax filing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,300 |  |

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