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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Advertising Expense (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 4 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 01, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Advertising expenses | $ 59.6 | $ 126.0 | $ 201.2 | $ 192.8
Advertising expense, barter costs | $ 46.0 | $ 105.0 | $ 155.2 | $ 146.1

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- Definition Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 720 -SubTopic 35 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420018&loc=d3e36677-107848 + Details
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