v3.19.2

LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES - Senior Debt (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 17, 2017 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes |  | $ 325,000 |  | $ 0
Aggregate notional amounts outstanding |  | $ 560,000 |  |
Senior secured second-lien notes due 2027 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes |  |  | $ 325,000 |
Interest rate on notes |  | 6.50% |  |
Senior secured second-lien notes due 2027 [Member] | Until May 1 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Redemption rate as a percentage of principal amount |  | 106.50% |  |
Senior secured second-lien notes due 2027 [Member] | On or after May 1 2022 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Redemption rate as a percentage of principal amount |  | 104.875% |  |
Term B-1 loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Notes |  | $ 425,000 |  |
Undrawn amount of the Revolver |  | 89,000 |  |
Write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs |  | 1,600 |  |
Deferred financing costs |  | $ 3,900 |  |
Senior Debt Obligations |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  | 2.6 |  |
Senior Debt Obligations | Through December 31, 2017 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  | 4.0 |  |
Senior Debt Obligations | ThroughDecember312018Member [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Consolidated Leverage Ratio |  | 4.5 |  |
Senior Debt Obligations | New Revolver [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Undrawn amount of the Revolver |  | $ 135,100 |  |
New Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | $ 250,000 |  |  |
Senior Debt Obligations | New Term B Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Redemption rate as a percentage of principal amount | 1.00% |  |  |

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