The difference in fair value of right-of-use assets and impaired asset impaired under the new standard.

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The impact on equity of deferred tax differences in leases.

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The equity effect ion the derecognition of deferred gains for certain sale leaseback transactions previously recorded in other long-term liabilities.

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The equity effect ion the derecognition of existing assets for certain sale leaseback transactions previously recorded in property, net.

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The equity effect ion the derecognition of existing liabilities for certain sale leaseback transactions previously recorded in current maturities.

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) to equity or (increase) decrease to net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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LEASES - Stockholders' equity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 1,397.6
Cumulative effect of change made to accumulated deficit		$ (31.8)	$ 52.9
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at the beginning of the period	(550.9)
Derecognition of existing assets for certain sale leaseback transactions previously recorded in property, net	(405.9)
Derecognition of existing liabilities for certain sale leaseback transactions previously recorded in current maturities of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations	427.5
Derecognition of deferred gains from the sale leaseback transactions previously recorded in other long-term liabilities	102.4
Difference in fair value compared to the basis of the right-of-use assets for theatres impaired under the new standard	(49.0)
Deferred taxes	1.2
Cumulative effect of change made to accumulated deficit	76.2
Balance at the end of the period	$ (474.7)