Convertible Debt, Conversion Price Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Convertible, Liquidation Preference, During Period, Value

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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Number Of Trading Days Before Maturity Redemption Allowed

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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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Principal Amount Portion For Trading Price Threshold

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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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The value of the financial instrument(s) that the original debt is being converted into in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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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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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount of credit risk valuation adjustment to derivative liabilities to properly reflect the credit quality of the entity.

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Net fair value as of the balance sheet date of the embedded derivative or group of embedded derivatives classified as assets, net of those classified as liabilities.

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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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Debt and Other Obligations - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended
Debt and Other Obligations - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($) day $ / shares shares	May 12, 2020 USD ($) day $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 05, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 3,193,800,000			$ 3,238,200,000
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities			2,801,200,000			2,975,100,000
Less unamortized discounts, net			99,400,000			54,900,000
Repayments of long-term debt			$ 44,300,000	$ 135,900,000
Convertible notes due 2025 \| Convertible notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 175,000,000
Stated interest rate percentage		4.75%	4.75%
Debt instrument, convertible, liquidation preference, during period, value			$ 22,400,000
Long-term debt			28,200,000			28,200,000
Convertible debt, conversion price threshold		130.00%
Number of trading days required for conversion price threshold \| day		20
Number of consecutive days required for trading days for conversion price threshold \| day		30
Number of consecutive business days for conversion price threshold \| day		5
Number of consecutive trading days measurement period \| day		5
Trading price threshold per principal amount portion		98.00%
Notes converted amount			$ 0
Shares conversion rate per portion of principal amount (in shares) \| shares		78.4314
Principal amount portion for trading price threshold		$ 1,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares		$ 12.75
1.00% convertible notes due 2026 \| Convertible notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate percentage			1.00%
Long-term debt			$ 500,000,000.0			500,000,000.0
Convertible debt, conversion price threshold	130.00%
Number of trading days required for conversion price threshold \| day	20
Number of consecutive days required for trading days for conversion price threshold \| day	30
Number of consecutive business days for conversion price threshold \| day	5
Trading price threshold per principal amount portion	98.00%
Shares conversion rate per portion of principal amount (in shares) \| shares	20.3791
Principal amount portion for trading price threshold	$ 1,000
Conversion price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 49.07
Number of trading days before maturity redemption allowed \| day	40
Minimum aggregate principal amount outstanding required for redemption	$ 150,000,000
Fair value of the embedded derivative					$ 49,500,000
Derivative liability adjustment			(900,000)
Long-term debt and capital leases, less current maturities			453,000,000
Less unamortized discounts, net			47,000,000
Revolving credit facilities \| Revolving credit facility due in 2024 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 240,000,000			$ 180,000,000	$ 110,000,000
Line of credit facility, optional maximum borrowing capacity subject to consent of lenders								$ 350,000,000
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity			$ 240,000,000			$ 240,000,000
Term				2 years