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Percentage of aggregate principal amount of the then total outstanding notes to declare the principal, premium, if any, interest and any other monetary obligations on all the then-outstanding notes to be due and payable immediately upon event of default

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer upon a change of control

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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States whether the entity was in compliance with the debt covenants throughout the reporting period, and describes facts and circumstances of any compliance failure.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Debt- 2028 Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Nov. 10, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,095,000	$ 946,000
Debt Instrument
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 3,964	0	$ 7,400
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance	The Company is in compliance with all of the above covenants
Redemption prior to April 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principle Amount Remaining Outstanding	60.00%
Percentage payment of Principle amount	40.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes 2028
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 400,000	0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.375%
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.375%
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	$ 4,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Redemption price, change of control	101.00%
Event of default percentage	25.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance	The Company is in compliance with all of the above covenants
Senior Unsecured Notes 2028 \| Redemption After 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	102.188%
Senior Unsecured Notes 2028 \| Redemption After 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	101.094%
Senior Unsecured Notes 2028 \| Redemption after 2025 and thereafter [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes 2028 \| Redemption prior to April 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	104.375%
Senior unsecured notes due 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 550,000	$ 550,000		$ 550,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.625%			4.625%
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.625%			4.625%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		100.00%
Redemption price, change of control		101.00%
Event of default percentage		25.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance	The Company is in compliance with all of the above covenants