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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Carrying Value And Fair Value Of Financial Instruments Disclosure) (Details)

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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
Long-term debt:      
LONG-TERM DEBT $ 2,699,400,000   $ 2,826,500,000
Seven Hundred Million Four Point Eight Seven Five Two Thousand Twenty-one Senior Note [Member]      
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 700,000,000   700,000,000
Senior Notes - $1.3 Billion [Member]      
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 1,300,000,000.0   1,300,000,000.0
Senior Notes - $400 Million [Member]      
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 400,000,000   400,000,000
$500 Million 3.95% 2018 Senior Notes [Member]      
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 500,000,000   500,000,000.0
Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Fair Value Adjustment to Interest Rate Hedge 2,300,000   2,800,000
Five hundred Forty-four betfred sportsbookMillion Seven Point Seven Five Twenty Twenty Second Lien Notes [Member]      
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 544,200,000   0
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure   $ 397,200,000  
Five hundred forty million Eight point two five Twenty twenty First Lien Notes [Member]      
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]      
Debt Instrument, Face Amount 540,000,000   0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Long-term Debt, Fair Value 898,200,000   1,614,200,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Seven Hundred Million Four Point Eight Seven Five Two Thousand Twenty-one Senior Note [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 69,400,000   367,300,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes - $1.3 Billion [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 137,400,000   704,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes - $400 Million [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 52,800,000   228,100,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | $500 Million 3.95% 2018 Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 87,100,000   312,000,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Revolving loan, fair value 0   0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Fair Value Adjustment to Interest Rate Hedge 2,300,000   2,800,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Five hundred Forty-four betfred sportsbookMillion Seven Point Seven Five Twenty Twenty Second Lien Notes [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 134,700,000 $ 397,200,000 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Five hundred forty million Eight point two five Twenty twenty First Lien Notes [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure 414,500,000   0
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
LONG-TERM DEBT 2,699,400,000   2,826,500,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Seven Hundred Million Four Point Eight Seven Five Two Thousand Twenty-one Senior Note [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value 410,600,000   686,000,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes - $1.3 Billion [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value 787,900,000   1,270,500,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Senior Notes - $400 Million [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value 288,900,000   391,900,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | $500 Million 3.95% 2018 Senior Notes [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value 309,100,000   475,300,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value 0   0
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Fair Value Adjustment to Interest Rate Hedge 2,300,000   2,800,000
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Five hundred Forty-four betfred sportsbookMillion Seven Point Seven Five Twenty Twenty Second Lien Notes [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value 403,200,000   0
Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Five hundred forty million Eight point two five Twenty twenty First Lien Notes [Member]      
Long-term debt:      
Senior notes, carrying value $ 497,400,000   $ 0