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LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES - Senior Unsecured Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes | $ 416,584 | $ 0 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 7.25% |  |
Senior Unsecured Debt |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  | $ 220,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 10.50%
Senior Unsecured Debt | On or After November 1, 2019 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Redemption of the principal amount | 105.438% |  |
Senior Unsecured Debt | On or after November 1, 2020 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Redemption of the principal amount | 103.625% |  |
Senior Unsecured Debt | On or after November 1, 2021 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Redemption of the principal amount | 101.813% |  |
Senior Unsecured Debt | On or after November 1, 2022 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Redemption of the principal amount | 100.00% |  |

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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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