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INCOME TAXES (Details 5) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes due 2019 | Jan. 15, 2014 Notes due 2019 Subsequent event | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes due 2019 Subsequent event | Feb. 07, 2014 Notes due 2022 Subsequent event | Dec. 31, 2013 Notes due 2022 Subsequent event | Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum
INCOME TAXES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax assets | $ 206,921,000 | $ 206,921,000 | $ 200,987,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of cumulative pre-tax loss position, as negative evidence for determining requirement of valuation allowance |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of valuation allowance reversed | 265,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Period of cumulative loss for emergence, as positive evidence for reversal of valuation allowance |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash on hand, as positive evidence for reversal of valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000,000
Interest rate of debt instrument (as a percent) |  |  |  | 8.75% | 8.75% | 8.75% | 5.875% | 5.875% |
Percentage of outstanding notes received in tenders and consents |  |  |  |  | 77.33% | 77.33% |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits per year as limited by section382 of the Internal Revenue Code |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits as limited by section382 | $ 448,000,000 | $ 448,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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