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Debt and Other Obligations - Fixed-Rate Unsecured Term Loans (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 20, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 3,238,200,000	$ 3,580,500,000
Payroll Support Program, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount	$ 73,300,000
Debt term	10 years
Payroll Support Program, Low-Interest Loan \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			10 years
Unsecured term loans due through 2031 \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage			1.00%
Unsecured term loans due through 2031 \| Notes Payable \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Unsecured term loans due through 2031 \| Unsecured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 136,300,000	$ 73,300,000
Payroll Support Program 2, CARES Act
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds received from payroll support program				$ 212,100,000
Payroll Support Program 2, CARES Act \| Payroll Support Program 2, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 33,600,000		$ 33,600,000
Debt term				10 years
Stated interest rate percentage		1.00%		1.00%
Payroll Support Program 2, CARES Act \| Payroll Support Program 2, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes Payable \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate				2.00%
Payroll Support Program 3, CARES Act
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds received from payroll support program		$ 197,900,000
Payroll Support Program 3, CARES Act \| Payroll Support Program, CARES Act \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage		1.00%		1.00%
Payroll Support Program 3, CARES Act \| Payroll Support Program, CARES Act \| Notes Payable \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Payroll Support Program 3, CARES Act \| Payroll Support Program, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		10 years
Payroll Support Program 3, CARES Act \| Payroll Support Program 3, Low-Interest Loan, CARES Act \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount		$ 29,400,000		$ 29,400,000