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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS Narrative 1 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue recognized	$ 10,765	$ 34,714
Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) [Member]
Revenue recognized		$ 16,300

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- Definition

Amount of revenue recognized that was previously included in balance of obligation to transfer good or service to customer for which consideration from customer has been received or is due.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118956577&loc=SL49130549-203045

+ Details

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Period Type:	duration

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- Details

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