LONG-TERM DEBT LIABILITIES - Debt Extinguishment and Net Interest Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
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| Net Interest Expense | ||||
| Interest expense | $ 25,203 | $ 25,911 | $ 76,190 | $ 74,870 |
| Amortization of deferred financing costs | 755 | 798 | 2,227 | 2,389 |
| Amortization of original issue discount of senior notes | (678) | (715) | (2,248) | (2,147) |
| Interest income and other investment income | (24) | (71) | (749) | (79) |
| Total net interest expense | 25,256 | 25,923 | 75,420 | 75,033 |
| Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items] | ||||
| Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ (1,781) | $ 0 |
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- Definition The amount of deferred financing amortization expense. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to amortize debt discount and premium associated with the related debt instruments. Excludes amortization of financing costs. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of interest income and other income recognized during the period. Included in this element is interest derived from investments in debt securities, cash and cash equivalents, and other investments which reflect the time value of money or transactions in which the payments are for the use or forbearance of money and other income from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business). No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Represents the portion of interest incurred in the period on debt arrangements that was charged against earnings, excluding amortization of debt discount (premium) and financing costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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