INCOME TAXES (Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Intangible assets | $ 132,041 | $ 189,131 |
| Prepaid expenses | 7,882 | 8,770 |
| Long-term debt | 1,229 | 3,835 |
| Other | 7,533 | 6,077 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 148,685 | 207,813 |
| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Accrued expenses | 68,168 | 45,839 |
| Net operating loss carryforwards | 466,023 | 563,461 |
| Foreign tax and other credit carryforwards | 62,136 | 59,977 |
| Equity compensation | 20,549 | 32,452 |
| Other | 2,725 | 0 |
| Total gross deferred tax assets | 619,601 | 701,729 |
| Valuation allowance | 596,437 | 681,566 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 23,164 | 20,163 |
| Net deferred tax liabilities | $ (125,521) | $ (187,650) |
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign tax credit carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from financing arrangements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax consequences attributable to taxable temporary differences derived from prepaid expenses. No definition available.
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