Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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DEBT - Interest Expense of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	$ 27	$ 9,499	$ 375	$ 32,231
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	12.00%	12.00%	12.00%	12.00%
Credit Facility prepayments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 3,103
Payoff of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	0	7,307	0	7,307
Accretion expense for GP Sponsor note payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	0	309	185	676
Interest on other borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	$ 27	19	$ 190	76
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	15.00%		15.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Interest expense at 12.0%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	$ 0	631	$ 0	7,513
Revolving Credit Facility \| PIK interest at 3.0%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	0	162	0	1,886
Revolving Credit Facility \| Accretion expense for funded debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total interest expense	$ 0	$ 1,071	$ 0	$ 11,670
Payment in Kind (PIK) Note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%	3.00%