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LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]
Long-term debt, which includes finance leases, consisted of the following:
June 30, 2026December 31, 2025
(in thousands)
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Term loan B$1,293,500 $1,300,000 
6.5% Senior Secured Notes due 20271,200,000 1,200,000 
3.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2028500,000 500,000 
4.75% Senior Notes due 2027950,000 950,000 
3.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029999,956 999,958 
2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 20301,100,000 1,100,000 
2.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 20311,400,000 1,400,000 
VenueCo Notes692,413 — 
Other debt1,146,468 818,701 
Total principal amount9,282,337 8,268,659 
Less: unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs(80,872)(69,011)
Total debt, net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs9,201,465 8,199,648 
Less: current portion (1)
2,968,381 587,630 
Total long-term debt, net$6,233,084 $7,612,018 
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(1)
As of June 30, 2026, the current portion includes the full principal amount of the 3.125% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) as, in accordance with the 2029 Notes indenture, the closing price of our common stock achieved specified targets during the three months ended June 30, 2026, which gives the holders of the 2029 Notes the option to surrender all or any portion of the 2029 Notes. The Company can elect to settle any surrendered 2029 Notes with common stock and/or cash. The surrender window is currently from July 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026 and may be extended at each quarter end thereafter depending on our future stock price.
The current portion also includes the full principal amount of the 6.5% Senior Secured Notes as the notes will mature on May 15, 2027.