Convertible Debt, Conversion Price Threshold

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Line Of Credit Facility, Optional Maximum Borrowing Capacity Subject To Consent Of Lenders

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Number Of Consecutive Business Days For Conversion Price Threshold

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Number Of Consecutive Days Required For Trading Days For Conversion Price Threshold

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Number Of Consecutive Trading Days Measurement Period

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Number Of Trading Days Required For Conversion Price Threshold

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Principal Amount Portion For Trading Price Threshold

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Proceeds Received From Government Assistance

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Shares Conversion Rate Per Portion Of Principal Amount

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Trading Price Threshold Per Principal Amount Portion

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

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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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The price per share of the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument.

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The amount by which the convertible debt's if-converted value exceeds its principle amount at the balance sheet date, regardless of whether the instrument is currently convertible. This element applies to public companies only.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt and Other Obligations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 12, 2020	Apr. 20, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 3,469,900,000		$ 3,580,500,000
Repayments of long-term debt			135,900,000	$ 42,600,000
Convertible debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			175,000,000.0		175,000,000.0
Payroll Support Program 2, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes payable To United States Treasury
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 25,300,000
Term			10 years
Payroll Support Program, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes payable To United States Treasury
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 73,300,000
Term		10 years	10 years
Payroll Support Program, CARES Act \| Notes payable To United States Treasury
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			1.00%
Payroll Support Program, CARES Act \| Notes payable To United States Treasury \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Revolving credit facility due in 2024 \| Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 240,000,000.0			$ 180,000,000.0	$ 110,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, optional maximum borrowing capacity subject to consent of lenders							$ 350,000,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility			180,000,000.0		180,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			60,000,000.0			$ 60,000,000.0
4.75% Convertible Senior Notes \| Convertible debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 175,000,000.0				175,000,000.0
Stated interest rate	4.75%
Debt instrument, convertible, if-converted value in excess of principal			265,400,000
Convertible debt, conversion price threshold	130.00%
Number of trading days required for conversion price threshold	20 days
Number of consecutive days required for trading days for conversion price threshold	30 days
Number of consecutive business days for conversion price threshold	5 days
Number of consecutive trading days measurement period	5 days
Trading price threshold per principal amount portion	98.00%
Shares conversion rate per portion of principal amount (in shares)	78.4314
Principal amount portion for trading price threshold	$ 1,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share)	$ 12.75
2020 Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								$ 160,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility due in 2021 \| Line of Credit \| Revolving credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from revolving credit facility					$ 95,100,000
Payroll Support Program 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds received from Payroll Support Program			$ 184,500,000