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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Options (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Apr. 06, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 09, 2016
General and administrative
Stock-based compensation
Compensation expense recorded			$ 12.9		$ 21.3
Stock options \| Employee
Stock-based compensation
Percentage of awards other than options vesting on the annual anniversary date of the grant					33.33%
Vesting period					3 years
Expiration term					10 years
Restricted Stock \| Non-employee director
Stock-based compensation
Vesting period					6 months
Predecessor \| General and administrative
Stock-based compensation
Compensation expense recorded				$ 1.5		$ 3.7
Predecessor \| Stock options
Stock-based compensation
Weighted average remaining vesting period						1 year 2 months 12 days
Restricted stock
Unrecognized compensation expense stock option				2.8		$ 2.8
Predecessor \| Stock options \| Employee
Number of Shares
Granted (in shares)						0
Predecessor \| Restricted Stock
Stock-based compensation
Weighted average remaining vesting period						1 year 3 months 18 days
Unrecognized compensation expense other than options				$ 5.2		$ 5.2
Number of Shares
Granted (in shares)						0
2016 Incentive Plan \| Common Stock
Stock-based compensation
Aggregate number of shares available		19,000,000						10,000,000
Maximum number of shares that remained reserved for issuance under the Plan	7,100,000		7,100,000		7,100,000		1,700,000
Increase in shares available for issuance		9,000,000
Number of calculation days for which shares will be available for issuance.		20 days
2016 Incentive Plan \| Stock options
Stock-based compensation
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 23.1		$ 23.1		$ 23.1
Weighted average remaining vesting period					1 year 4 months 24 days
2016 Incentive Plan \| Stock options \| Employee
Number of Shares
Granted (in shares)					1,800,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Granted (in dollars per share)					$ 7.72
2016 Incentive Plan \| Stock options \| Minimum \| Employee
Stock-based compensation
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 6.55
2016 Incentive Plan \| Stock options \| Maximum \| Employee
Stock-based compensation
Exercise price (in dollars per share)	7.75
2016 Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock
Stock-based compensation
Weighted average remaining vesting period					9 months 18 days
Weighted average grant date price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.07		$ 7.07		$ 7.07
Unrecognized compensation expense other than options	$ 13.9		$ 13.9		$ 13.9
Number of Shares
Granted (in shares)					2,000,000
2016 Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Employee
Stock-based compensation
Percentage of awards other than options vesting on the annual anniversary date of the grant					33.33%
Vesting period					3 years
2016 Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Stock-based compensation
Grant date price (in dollars per share)	$ 6.08		$ 6.08		$ 6.08
2016 Incentive Plan \| Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Stock-based compensation
Grant date price (in dollars per share)	$ 7.75		$ 7.75		$ 7.75