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Senior Notes [Member] \| 2021 [Member]
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Debt instrument face amount		$ 400,000,000
Stated interest rate		4.75%		4.75%
Debt instrument redemption end date		Jul. 15, 2018
Debt instrument redemption price percentage		100.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2021 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Jul. 01, 2019
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2021 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Jun. 17, 2021
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Interest rate margins		3.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2023 [Member] \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margins		2.00%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2023 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margins		0.75%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2023 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margins		1.75%
Senior Notes [Member] \| 2023 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Prepayment of long term debt		75,000,000
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Secured debt		78,814,000		336,875,000
Repayment of long term debt		5,400,000
Senior Notes [Member] \| B-11 Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of long term debt		$ 600,000
Senior Secured A Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument frequently periodic payment		quarterly
Senior Secured A Term Loan [Member] \| 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt		$ 650,000,000		0
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Floor rate		0.00%
Senior Secured A Term Loan [Member] \| 2021 [Member] \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Senior Secured A Term Loan [Member] \| 2021 [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
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Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
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