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Debt Instrument , Exchange Rate Of Term Loans, Amount Received

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Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Principal Amount Paid

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Debt Instrument, Quarterly Aggregate Payment, Percent

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Line of Credit Facility, Prepayment Premium, Percent

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Aug. 23, 2019	Aug. 02, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Outstanding debt amount					$ 12,461,000,000
DSG Second Lien Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proportion of aggregate outstanding principal amount paid (as a percent)	35.00%
DSG Second Lien Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	3.00%
DSG Second Lien Revolving Credit Facility \| SOFR Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.00%
DSG Revolving Credit Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt term			5 years
DSG Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount available under facility	$ 227,500,000
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Outstanding debt amount					$ 3,226,000,000	$ 3,259,000,000
Term Loan \| DSG Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Outstanding debt amount	4,000,000
DSG First Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	635,000,000
Aggregate borrowings outstanding	$ 635,000,000
Prepayment premium (as a percent)	100.00%
Make-whole premium determination, addition to treasury rate	0.0050
Debt term	1 year
Quarterly payment (as a percent)	1.00%
DSG First Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Prepayment premium (as a percent)	7.00%
DSG First Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Prepayment premium (as a percent)	0.00%
DSG First Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	7.00%
DSG First Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| SOFR Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	8.00%
DSG 5.375% Second Lien Secured Notes \| Notes \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%
Aggregate borrowings outstanding	$ 3,036,000,000
5.375% Senior Secured Notes \| Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 3,050,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)				5.375%	5.375%
Outstanding debt amount					$ 3,050,000,000	3,050,000,000
5.375% Senior Secured Notes \| Notes \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.375%
Aggregate borrowings outstanding	$ 14,000,000
5.375% Senior Secured Notes \| Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price (as a percent)				102.688%
5.375% Senior Secured Notes \| Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price (as a percent)				101.344%
DSG Second Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Exchange rate of new term loans	100
Aggregate borrowings outstanding	$ 3,449,000,000
DSG Second Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.25%
DSG Second Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| SOFR Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	3.25%
DSG Second Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| SOFR Rate \| Minimum \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.00%
DSG Second Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| Fed Funds Effective Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
DSG Second Lien Term Loan \| Term Loan \| SOFR (Successor) Rate \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Existing Term Loans \| Term Loan \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Exchange rate of existing term loans	$ 100
12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)					12.75%
Outstanding debt amount					$ 31,000,000	$ 31,000,000
12.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Notes \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proportion of aggregate outstanding principal amount paid (as a percent)	100.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price (as a percent)	12.75%