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INVESTMENTS - Summary of Investments in Nonconsolidated Affiliates and Available-for-sale Securities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 01, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | May 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ 79,128 |  |  | $ 88,740 |  |  |  | $ 108,465 | $ 88,740 | $ 79,128 | $ 108,465 |
Impact of fresh start accounting | $ (24,890) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (24,890) |  |  |
Purchases of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 694 | 31,556 | 20,908 |
Equity in earnings | (59) | (24) | $ (254) | $ (1) | (7) | $ 209 | $ (30) | $ (32) | (31) | (66) | (279) | 116 | $ (1,865)
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28,389) |
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,237) | (21,003) | (16,222) |
Loss on marketable equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (740) | 4,389 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) | (3) | (527) |
Ending balance | 79,128 |  | 63,769 |  |  | 88,740 |  |  |  | 79,128 | 63,769 | 88,740 | 108,465
Notes Receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 23,925 |  |  | 25,823 |  |  |  | 13,792 | 25,823 | 23,925 | 13,792 |
Impact of fresh start accounting | (8,842) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,842) |  |  |
Purchases of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 24,103 | 14,823 |
Equity in earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,895) | 0 | (2,064) |
Loss on marketable equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) | (6,058) | (728) |
Ending balance | 23,925 |  | 33,128 |  |  | 25,823 |  |  |  | 23,925 | 33,128 | 25,823 | 13,792
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 24,629 |  |  | 24,104 |  |  |  | 19,050 | 24,104 | 24,629 | 19,050 |
Impact of fresh start accounting | (14,986) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14,986) |  |  |
Purchases of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 591 | 1,588 | 4,737 |
Equity in earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (66) | (279) | 116 |
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loss on marketable equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 201 |
Ending balance | 24,629 |  | 10,952 |  |  | 24,104 |  |  |  | 24,629 | 10,952 | 24,104 | 19,050
Other Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | 30,574 |  |  | 38,813 |  |  |  | 75,623 | 38,813 | 30,574 | 75,623 |
Impact of fresh start accounting | (1,062) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,062) |  |  |
Purchases of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103 | 2,425 | 1,348 |
Equity in earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28,389) |
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,342) | (21,003) | (14,158) |
Loss on marketable equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 4,389 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 6,055 | 0 |
Ending balance | 30,574 |  | 16,989 |  |  | 38,813 |  |  |  | 30,574 | 16,989 | 38,813 | 75,623
Marketable Equity Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, at Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  | $ 0 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Impact of fresh start accounting | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Purchases of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 3,440 | 0 |
Equity in earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disposals |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Impairment of investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Loss on marketable equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (740) | 0 |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ending balance | $ 0 |  | $ 2,700 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 2,700 | $ 0 | $ 0

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