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SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details) (USD $) | 4 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |  | 0 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes due 2019 | Jan. 15, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2019 | Mar. 31, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2019 | Feb. 14, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2019 | Feb. 07, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2019 | Jan. 29, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2019 | Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent event Notes due 2019 | Feb. 07, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2022 | Dec. 31, 2013 Subsequent event Notes due 2022 | Feb. 07, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2022 Minimum item | Feb. 07, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2022 Maximum | Feb. 07, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2022 On or after February 15, 2017 | Feb. 07, 2014 Subsequent event Notes due 2022 On or after February 15, 2020
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate of debt instrument (as a percent) |  |  | 8.75% | 8.75% |  |  |  |  | 8.75% | 5.875% | 5.875% |  |  |  |
Principal amount of Notes tendered |  |  |  | $ 1,038.75 |  | $ 1,038.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consent fee payable as a percentage of principal amount |  |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount of notes tendered |  |  |  | 1,000 |  | 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount for which holders tendered |  |  |  | 463,950,000 |  |  |  | 14,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of outstanding notes received in tenders and consents |  |  |  | 77.33% |  |  |  |  | 77.33% |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 375,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption price as a percentage of principal amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104.406% | 100.00%
Aggregate principal amount for which tendered offer was accepted for purchase |  |  |  |  |  | 14,000 | 463,950,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment related to the cash tender offer |  |  |  |  | 4,383,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of a non-cash premium | (3,219,000) | (12,687,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term for filing registration rights agreement after the issue date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 120 days |  |
Number of registration statements to be filed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Term for causing registration statement to become effective |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210 days |  |
Special interest rate accrual (in dollars per day) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.192 |  |  |  |  |
Unit principal amount of debt on which special interest rate will accrue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |

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