OPERATING SEGMENT - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Sep. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Mar. 31, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| OPERATING SEGMENT | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings | $ 41,617,000 | $ 12,178,000 | $ 43,923,000 | $ 6,138,000 | $ 29,819,000 | $ 7,376,000 | $ 31,414,000 | $ (4,842,000) | $ 111,667,000 | $ 103,856,000 | $ 63,767,000 | |
| Income tax provision | $ 19,200,000 | 37,972,000 | 59,675,000 | 33,470,000 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | 121,537,000 | 106,088,000 | 120,939,000 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 268,243,000 | 232,961,000 | 216,321,000 | |||||||||
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 5,544,000 | 1,702,000 | 3,149,000 | |||||||||
| Certain operating expenses | 20,117,000 | 16,773,000 | 21,686,000 | |||||||||
| Equity in earnings of non-consolidated entities | (47,718,000) | (37,131,000) | (26,615,000) | |||||||||
| Cash distributions from non-consolidated entities | 40,052,000 | 34,083,000 | 35,243,000 | |||||||||
| Investment expense (income) | (10,154,000) | (6,115,000) | (8,145,000) | |||||||||
| Other expense (income) | 32,000 | 10,684,000 | (8,344,000) | |||||||||
| General and Administrative Expense [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
| Merger Acquisition Transaction Costs | 47,895,000 | 3,398,000 | 1,161,000 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 6,843,000 | 10,480,000 | 11,293,000 | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ 602,030,000 | $ 536,454,000 | $ 463,925,000 | |||||||||