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FRESH START ACCOUNTING - Reorganization Adjustments - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | May 01, 2019 | Jun. 14, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | $ 5,809,010 | $ 15,195,582
Total Long-Term Debt - Exit Financing | $ 5,750,000 |  |  |
Payment of New Term Loan Facility to settle certain creditor claims | (1,822) |  |  |
Net proceeds from exit financing at emergence | 5,748,178 |  |  |
Long-term portion of finance leases and other debt reinstated | 10,338 |  |  |
Net impact on Long-term debt | $ 5,758,516 |  |  |
Secured Debt |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 4,311,770 |
Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility due 2026 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 7 years |  |  |
Interest rate during period (as a percent) | 4.00% |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 3,500,000 |  | 2,757,397 |
Secured Debt | New Senior Secured Notes |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 7 years |  |  |
Interest rate during period (as a percent) | 6.375% |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 800,000 |  | 800,000 |
Secured Debt | Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 4 years |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 0 |  | 0 |
Unsecured Debt | New Senior Unsecured Note |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt instrument term | 8 years |  |  |
Interest rate during period (as a percent) | 8.375% |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 1,450,000 |  | $ 1,450,000 |
Eurodollar | Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility due 2026 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 4.00% |  |  |
Base Rate | Secured Debt | Term Loan Facility due 2026 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 3.00% |  |  |
Subsidiary | Minimum | Eurodollar | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 1.25% |  |
Subsidiary | Minimum | Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 0.25% |  |
Subsidiary | Maximum | Eurodollar | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 1.75% |  |
Subsidiary | Maximum | Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 0.75% |  |

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