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Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration, Likely to Expire Unused

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Amount of operating loss carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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The amount of the tax credit carryforward, before tax effects, available to reduce future taxable income under enacted tax laws.

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Amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries intended to be permanently reinvested outside the country of domicile.

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INCOME TAXES (Net Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities) Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2015
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	$ 24,475		$ 64,845
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance	40,000
Cumulative unremitted international earnings	13,000,000
Deferred tax liability that would be recorded if foreign earnings were not indefinitely reinvested internationally	2,300,000
Retained Earnings \| ASU 2016-09 \| Scenario, forecast
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Cumulative effect of new accounting principle		$ 300,000
Non-U.S. Taxing Authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	18,500
Non-U.S. Taxing Authority \| Operating Losses
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	133,500
Non-U.S. Taxing Authority \| Operating Losses \| Expiration Period between, December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2023 [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	66,100
Domestic Tax Authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	727,800
Domestic Tax Authority \| Operating Losses
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	22,800
Domestic Tax Authority \| Equity-Related Transactions
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	705,000
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	4,100
Domestic Tax Authority \| Research Tax Credit Carryforward
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards, amount	34,300
Domestic Tax Authority \| General Business Tax Credit Carryforward
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards, amount	26,000
State Tax Authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOLs likely to expire unused	230,000
Deferred tax assets for NOLs likely to expire unused	20,700
State Tax Authority \| Equity-Related Transactions
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	583,900
State Tax Authority \| Capital Loss Carryforward
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets	1,900
Expiration Period, December 31, 2033 [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
NOL carryforwards	$ 207,000