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DEBT - Senior Facility (Details) $ in Thousands	May 09, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2019	Sep. 07, 2017 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Current and long-term debt
Debt				$ 258,234	$ 613,105
Senior revolving credit facility
Current and long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,000,000
Current borrowing capacity			$ 225,000
Number of interim unscheduled redeterminations of borrowing base to which the company and lender each have the right \| item			1
Number of consecutive semi-annual redeterminations between which the company and the lenders each have the right to one interim unscheduled redetermination of borrowing base \| item			2
Applicable margin (as a percent)			2.00%
Amount outstanding				223,200
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 1,800
Senior revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Current and long-term debt
Current Ratio			1.00
Senior revolving credit facility \| ABR - based \| Minimum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)			1.75%
Senior revolving credit facility \| ABR - based \| Maximum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)			2.75%
Senior revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)			2.75%
Senior revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)			3.75%
Eighth Amendment To Senior Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Current and long-term debt
Cash balance limit	$ 5,000
Eighth Amendment To Senior Credit Agreement \| ABR - based \| Minimum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)	1.75%
Eighth Amendment To Senior Credit Agreement \| ABR - based \| Maximum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)	2.75%
Eighth Amendment To Senior Credit Agreement \| Euro-dollar based \| Minimum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)	2.75%
Eighth Amendment To Senior Credit Agreement \| Euro-dollar based \| Maximum
Current and long-term debt
Applicable margin (as a percent)	3.75%
Seventh Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement \| Fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019
Current and long-term debt
Total Net Indebtedness Leverage Ratio initial period		5.00
Seventh Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement \| Fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019
Current and long-term debt
Total Net Indebtedness Leverage Ratio initial period		4.75
Seventh Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement \| Fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2019
Current and long-term debt
Total Net Indebtedness Leverage Ratio initial period		4.5
Seventh Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement \| Fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019
Current and long-term debt
Total Net Indebtedness Leverage Ratio initial period		4.25
Seventh Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement \| Fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 and any fiscal quarter thereafter
Current and long-term debt
Total Net Indebtedness Leverage Ratio initial period		4.0