v3.19.3

Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - Senior Notes	Sep. 30, 2019
9.25% Senior Secured Notes, due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage rate	9.25%
6.50% Notes, due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage rate	6.50%

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

+ References

No definition available.

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