Amount of leverage ratio required to be maintained under a debt covenant agreement.

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Maximum consolidated net leverage ratio required to be maintained under a debt covenant agreement.

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Maximum leverage ratio required to be maintained under a debt covenant agreement. A leverage ratio is calculated by dividing the funded debt by earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the most recent four quarters.

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A debt service coverage ratio required to be maintained under a debt covenant agreement. The debt coverage ratio is calculated by dividing earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the most recent four quarters less cash taxes by the sum of current obligations and interest expense for borrowed money, in each case due and payable following four quarters.

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Term of the interest rate that fluctuates over time as a result of an underlying benchmark interest rate or index.

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Additional amount borrowed under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Number of lending institutions in which the entity has a credit facility.

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Percentage of debt covenant of net leverage ratio to step up in connection with material acquisitions.

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The rate of interest that was being paid on the original debt issue that is to repay in the third year.

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The rate of interest that was being paid on the original debt issue that is to repay in the first two years.

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The rate of interest that was being paid on the original debt issue that is to repay in remaining years.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Subsequent events, Long-term debt (Details) $ in Millions	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 USD ($) Institution	Oct. 04, 2018 USD ($)
2017 Credit Agreement [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Number of lending institutions \| Institution		4
Current borrowing capacity		$ 200
Maturity date		Sep. 29, 2022
Borrowing capacity with accordion feature		$ 100
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300
Subsequent Event [Member] \| 2017 Credit Agreement [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Amount drew down under the facility			$ 100
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Commitment fee percentage	0.15%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Commitment fee percentage	0.30%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Debt instrument, term of variable rate	1 month
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurocurrency [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.25%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 600
Maturity date	Oct. 13, 2023
Consolidated secured net leverage ratio	2.50
Debt covenant, net leverage ratio	3.50
Amount required for net leverage ratio	$ 200
Percentage of debt covenant, net leverage ratio, step up in connection with material acquistions	0.50%
Outstanding credit facility	$ 318		$ 100
Additional amount borrowed under the facility	$ 218
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt covenant, consolidated debt service coverage ratio, minimum	2.50
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Debt covenant, leverage ratio through September 29, 2019	4.00
Debt covenant, leverage ratio from September 30, 2019 to September 29, 2020	3.75
Debt covenant, leverage ratio thereafter	3.50
Debt covenant, leverage ratio adjusted for forth quarter period	4.00
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Amended Credit Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan Facility [Member]
Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Current borrowing capacity	$ 450
Percentage of original principal amount required to repay in the first two years	2.50%
Percentage of original principal amount required to repay during the third year	5.00%
Percentage of original principal amount required to repay remaining year	7.50%
Cash proceeds excess amount from dispositions of property or casualty events subject to certain reinvestment right	$ 100