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INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	May 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rates (as a percent)		32.20%	0.40%	39.00%	9.80%
Deferred tax benefit on impairment charge					$ 125.5
Income tax benefits for reorganization adjustments	$ 102.9
Fresh start adjustments, income tax expense	185.4
Income tax expense (benefit), deferred tax liabilities	529.1
Income tax expense (benefit), deferred tax assets	$ 343.7
COVID-19, employment tax, employer, deferral, CARES Act		$ 20.3			20.3
COVID-19, employee retention credit, CARES Act		$ 0.7			$ 0.7

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84230637&loc=d3e32687-109319

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