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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - 2014 MIP (Details) - 2014 MIP Plan $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 07, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 09, 2014 item shares | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jul. 07, 2016 $ / shares
Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares |  | 966,806 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Common Stock outstanding ( In percent) |  | 1.80% |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period of awards | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 9,255 |  |
Vested (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | (9,255) |  |
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 9,255 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.00 |  |
Vested (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200.00 |  |
Balance at the end of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 200.00 |  |  |  |
Additional disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total fair value of shares vested | $ |  |  |  |  |  | $ 106 | $ 190 |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost | $ |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
General and Administrative Expense. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized nonvested stock amortization expense | $ |  |  | $ 62 |  | $ 996 | $ 368 | 4,069 |
Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of tiers of MIP Warrants | item |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Volatility rate ( as a percent) | 43.91% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Volatility rate term | 6 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Risk-free interest rate ( as a percent) | 1.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividend rate ( as a percent) | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total fair value of outstanding awards upon emergence from bankruptcy | $ | $ 54,436 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of warrant vest for anniversaries of the grant date | 33.33% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period of awards | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  |  | 713,122 |  |
Exercisable (in shares) | shares |  |  | (713,122) |  |  | (713,122) |  |
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 713,122 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Exercise price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 303.12 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | 303.12 |  |
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 303.12 |  |  |  |
Weighted Average Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | 6.36 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6.36 |  |
Balance at the end of the period (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 6.36 |  |  |  |
Weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share) | shares |  |  | 303.12 |  |  | 303.12 |  |
Number of warrants | shares |  |  | 8,557,461 |  |  | 8,557,461 |  |
Exercisable (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 303.12 |  |  | $ 303.12 |  |
Weighted average remaining contractual life, exercisable |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years 10 months 10 days |  |
Additional disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  | 8,557,461 | 8,557,461 |  | 8,557,461 |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized compensation cost | $ |  |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Warrants | General and Administrative Expense. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recognized nonvested stock amortization expense | $ |  |  | $ 153 |  | $ 2,442 | $ 902 | $ 9,973 |
Warrants | $259.10 Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares | 238,066 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 259.10
Fair value of warrant (in dollars per share) | $ 7.22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants | $287.30 Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares | 246,701 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 287.30
Fair value of warrant (in dollars per share) | $ 6.63 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrants | $341.90 Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Awards |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate number of shares of common stock available for awards | shares | 370,979 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price per share |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 341.90
Fair value of warrant (in dollars per share) | $ 5.63 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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