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 | |||||||||
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- Definition Represents the amount of ADJUSTED earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. No definition available.
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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. These costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs related to the requisition process for equity securities. In addition, this element includes other nonrecurring expenses that may include, but are not limited to, unconsummated business combination expenses, and other nonrecurring business transaction expenses. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of other income (expense) excluding merger costs. No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate amount of cash, equity-based employee remuneration. No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long lived assets held for use (including those held for disposal by means other than sale). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after accretion (amortization) of discount (premium), and investment expense, of interest income and dividend income on nonoperating securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. No definition available.
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- References No definition available.
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