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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 365,042 | $ 978,536 |  | $ 845,030 | $ 772,678
Cash payments of principal and interest on debt | 570,400 |  |  |  |
Anticipated cash interest payment obligations for the full year 2017 | 455,337 | $ 463,950 |  |  |
Debt maturities in 2017 | 316,500 |  |  |  |
Debt maturities in 2019 | 8,369,000 |  |  |  |
Outstanding under receivables based credit facility | 13,135,592 |  |  | 12,925,802 |
Senior Notes due January 15, 2018 | 20,370,461 |  |  | 20,364,988 |
Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 200,600 |  |  |  |
Debt maturities in 2018 | 261,500 |  |  |  |
Parent Company |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt maturities in 2018 | 324,200 |  |  |  |
Receivables based credit facility |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Excess availability under receivables based credit facility | 77,900 |  |  |  |
Debt maturities in 2017 | 305,000 |  |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Anticipated cash interest payment obligations for the full year 2017 |  |  | $ 1,700,000 |  |
Receivables Based Credit Facility Due 2017 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding under receivables based credit facility | 305,000 |  |  | 330,000 |
10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes due January 15, 2018 | $ 112,082 |  |  | $ 347,028 |
Stated interest rate | 10.00% |  |  |  |
10.0% Senior Notes Due 2018 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes due January 15, 2018 | $ 112,100 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 10.00% |  |  |  |
Period to refinance or extend the maturity of receivables based credit facility | 12 months |  |  |  |
Term of receivables based credit facility after May 4, 2017 | 12 months |  |  |  |

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