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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Significant Components of Provision for Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | Significant components of the provision for income tax benefit (expense) are as follows:
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current - Federal | $ | (190 | ) |  | $ | (31 | ) |  | $ | (503 | )
Current - foreign | (44,555 | ) |  | (46,188 | ) |  | (27,256 | )
Current - state | (2,908 | ) |  | (12,890 | ) |  | 3,193 |
Total current expense | (47,653 | ) |  | (59,109 | ) |  | (24,566 | )
Deferred - Federal | 38,715 |  |  | (30,719 | ) |  | (29,284 | )
Deferred - foreign | 56,747 |  |  | 5,269 |  |  | 4,308 |
Deferred - state | 2,665 |  |  | (2,398 | ) |  | (8,947 | )
Total deferred benefit (expense) | 98,127 |  |  | (27,848 | ) |  | (33,923 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 50,474 |  |  | $ | (86,957 | ) |  | $ | (58,489 | )
Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Liabilities and Assets | Significant components of the Company's deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Intangibles and fixed assets | $ | 2,016,861 |  |  | $ | 2,173,491 |
Long-term debt | 37,205 |  |  | 79,758 |
Investments | — |  |  | 3,701 |
Other | 10,159 |  |  | 11,540 |
Total deferred tax liabilities | 2,064,225 |  |  | 2,268,490 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Accrued expenses | 155,037 |  |  | 114,079 |
Investments | 5,458 |  |  | — |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 1,384,175 |  |  | 1,495,294 |
Bad debt reserves | 10,137 |  |  | 9,256 |
Other | 43,545 |  |  | 39,539 |
Total gross deferred tax assets | 1,598,352 |  |  | 1,658,168 |
Less: Valuation allowance | 991,222 |  |  | 944,576 |
Total deferred tax assets | 607,130 |  |  | 713,592 |
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | 1,457,095 |  |  | $ | 1,554,898 |
Schedule of Loss Before Income Taxes | oss before income taxes:
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
US | $ | (349,829 | ) |  | $ | (700,376 | ) |  | $ | (800,879 | )
Foreign | 59,352 |  |  | 49,843 |  |  | 97,210 |
Total loss before income taxes | $ | (290,477 | ) |  | $ | (650,533 | ) |  | $ | (703,669 | )
Reconciliation of Income Tax to Income Tax Benefit | The reconciliation of income tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rates to the recorded income tax benefit (expense) is:
| Years Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| Amount |  | Percent |  | Amount |  | Percent |  | Amount |  | Percent
Income tax benefit at statutory rates | $ | 101,667 |  |  | 35.0% |  | $ | 227,686 |  |  | 35.0% |  | $ | 246,284 |  |  | 35.0%
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect | 6,372 |  |  | 2.2% |  | 17,795 |  |  | 2.7% |  | 26,518 |  |  | 3.8%
Foreign income taxes | (21,477 | ) |  | (7.4)% |  | (23,474 | ) |  | (3.6)% |  | 11,074 |  |  | 1.6%
Nondeductible items | (5,760 | ) |  | (2.0)% |  | (5,764 | ) |  | (0.9)% |  | (5,533 | ) |  | (0.8)%
Changes in valuation allowance and other estimates | (31,229 | ) |  | (10.7)% |  | (302,935 | ) |  | (46.6)% |  | (333,641 | ) |  | (47.4)%
Other, net | 901 |  |  | 0.3% |  | (265 | ) |  | —% |  | (3,191 | ) |  | (0.5)%
Income tax benefit (expense) | $ | 50,474 |  |  | 17.4% |  | $ | (86,957 | ) |  | (13.4)% |  | $ | (58,489 | ) |  | (8.3)%
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2016 and 2015 that, if recognized, would impact the effective income tax rate is $53.8 million and $54.3 million, respectively.
(In thousands) | Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized Tax Benefits | 2016 |  | 2015
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 103,208 |  |  | $ | 106,914 |
Increases for tax position taken in the current year | 10,094 |  |  | 9,856 |
Increases for tax positions taken in previous years | 3,024 |  |  | 3,087 |
Decreases for tax position taken in previous years | (11,157 | ) |  | (8,534 | )
Decreases due to settlements with tax authorities | (1,007 | ) |  | (3,821 | )
Decreases due to lapse of statute of limitations | (6,200 | ) |  | (4,294 | )
Balance at end of period | $ | 97,962 |  |  | $ | 103,208 |

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