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AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Revenue and Related Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 545 | $ 426 | $ 1,397 | $ 820
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |
Programming and other direct costs | (1,671) | (1,196) | (6,690) | (3,026)
Other operating expenses, net | (905) | (8,302) | (15,154) | (24,266)
Operating expenses, net | (2,576) | (9,498) | (21,844) | (27,292)
Related Party Transaction, Loss on Extinguishment of Debt of Deferred Financing Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | (513,723)
Interest expense | 0 | 0 | 0 | (90,405)
RelatedPartyTransaction,MiscExpense | 0 |  | 149 |
Net charges | (2,031) | (9,072) | (20,298) | (630,600)
Capital expenditures | $ 3,945 | $ 3,549 | $ 6,679 | $ 12,914

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