Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed Plus Applicable Premium

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - 8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 22, 2019	Aug. 07, 2019	May 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021
8.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2027 \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,450,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			8.375%	8.375%
Percentage of redeemed price			100.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed			40.00%
Redemption price, percentage			108.375%
6.375% Senior Secured Notes \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 800,000,000	$ 800,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)			6.375%	6.375%
Percentage of redeemed price			100.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed			40.00%
Redemption price, percentage			106.375%
5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.25%		5.25%
Percentage of redeemed price		100.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed		40.00%
Redemption price, percentage		105.25%
4.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	4.75%			4.75%
Percentage of redeemed price	100.00%
Percentage of principal amount redeemed	40.00%
Redemption price, percentage	104.75%