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FRESH START ACCOUNTING - Reorganization Adjustments - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 01, 2019	Jun. 14, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 5,809,010	$ 15,195,582
Total Long-Term Debt - Exit Financing	$ 5,750,000
Payment of New Term Loan Facility to settle certain creditor claims	(1,822)
Net proceeds from exit financing at emergence	5,748,178
Long-term portion of finance leases and other debt reinstated	10,338
Net impact on Long-term debt	$ 5,758,516
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			4,311,770
Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	7 years
Interest rate during period (as a percent)	4.00%
Long-term debt	$ 3,500,000		2,757,397
Secured Debt \| New Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	7 years
Interest rate during period (as a percent)	6.375%
Long-term debt	$ 800,000		800,000
Secured Debt \| Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	4 years
Long-term debt	$ 0		0
Unsecured Debt \| New Senior Unsecured Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	8 years
Interest rate during period (as a percent)	8.375%
Long-term debt	$ 1,450,000		$ 1,450,000
Eurodollar \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.00%
Base Rate \| Secured Debt \| Term Loan Facility due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.00%
Subsidiary \| Minimum \| Eurodollar \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.25%
Subsidiary \| Minimum \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		0.25%
Subsidiary \| Maximum \| Eurodollar \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.75%
Subsidiary \| Maximum \| Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		0.75%