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FRESH START ACCOUNTING - Reorganization Adjustments - Schedule of Liabilities Subject To Compromise (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 4 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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May 01, 2019 | May 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2019
Reorganizations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |
Total liabilities subject to compromise | $ 1,061,846 | $ 1,061,846 | $ 0 | $ 16,480,256 | $ 16,770,266
Deferred taxes | (596,850) | (596,850) |  |  |
Accrued expenses | (551) | (551) |  |  |
Accounts payable | (3,061) | (3,061) |  |  |
Finance leases and other debt | (16,867) | (16,867) |  |  |
Current operating lease liabilities | (31,845) | (31,845) |  |  |
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | (398,154) | (398,154) |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities | (14,518) | (14,518) |  |  |
Issuance of new debt | (5,750,000) |  |  |  |
Payments to cure contracts | (15,763) |  |  |  |
Payments for settlement of general unsecured claims from escrow account | 5,822 |  |  |  |
Payments for fully secured and other claim classes at emergence | (1,990) |  |  |  |
Equity issued at emergence to creditors in settlement of Liabilities subject to Compromise | (2,742,471) |  |  |  |
Total amounts settled | (8,516,046) |  |  |  |
Gain on settlement of Liabilities Subject to Compromise | 7,192,374 | 7,192,374 | $ 0 | $ (275) |
Finance leases and other debt, current | 6,600 | 6,600 |  |  |
Finance leases and other debt, noncurrent | 10,300 | 10,300 |  |  |
Reinstatement of long-term asset retirement obligations | 3,527 | 3,527 |  |  |
Reinstatement of non-qualified deferred compensation plan | $ 10,991 | $ 10,991 |  |  |

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