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INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL - Assumption of impairment (Details) - Broadcasting Licenses | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate | 8.00% | 8.50% | 9.00% | 9.00% | 9.25%
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit margin ranges expected for average stations in the markets where the Company operates | 22.00% | 18.00% | 22.00% | 22.00% | 19.00%
Forecasted growth rate (including long-term growth rate) range of the Company's markets | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50% | 1.00%
Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Estimates and assumptions used for impairment test [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating profit margin ranges expected for average stations in the markets where the Company operates | 36.00% | 36.00% | 37.00% | 37.00% | 40.00%
Forecasted growth rate (including long-term growth rate) range of the Company's markets | 0.80% | 0.80% | 0.90% | 1.00% | 2.00%

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