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LONG-TERM DEBT - Senior Debt (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 2.5 |  |
Senior secured second-lien notes due 2027 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Medium-term notes |  | $ 425,000,000.0 | $ 325,000,000.0
Interest rate on notes |  |  | 6.50%
Redemption rate as a percentage of principal amount |  |  | 106.50%
Percentage of principal amount |  | 105.00% |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  |  | $ 89,000,000.0
Senior secured second-lien notes due 2027 - Additional Notes |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Medium-term notes |  | $ 100,000,000.0 |
Interest rate on notes |  | 6.50% |
Term B-1 loan |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  | $ 96,700,000 | $ 425,000,000.0
Senior Debt Obligations |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 4.0 |  |
Senior Debt Obligations | New Revolver |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  | 250,000,000.0 |
Line of credit facility, fair value of amount outstanding |  | 227,300,000 |
Senior Debt Obligations | Term B-2 Loan, due November 17, 2024 |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  | $ 770,000,000.0 |
Annual payments as percentage of original principal amount. |  | 1.00% |
Senior Debt Obligations | Original Revolver |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Long-term line of credit |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |
Line of credit facility, fair value of amount outstanding |  | $ 22,700,000 |
Senior Debt Obligations | Credit Facility |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Covenant effective period | 1 year |  |
Senior Debt Obligations | Credit Facility | Maximum |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Consolidated leverage ratio | 4.5 |  |

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -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 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=119400593&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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