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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum, Amount

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Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Increase In Interest Rate On Obligations Upon Default

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Debt Instrument, Premium On Prepayment Or Repricing, Percent

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Debt Instrument, Premium On Prepayment Or Repricing, Term

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Debt Instrument, Repayment Rate, Annual

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Debt Instrument, Repayment Rate, Quarterly

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on 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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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The estimated net amount of unrealized gains or losses on interest rate cash flow hedges as of the balance sheet date expected to be reclassified to earnings within the next twelve months.

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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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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, before tax and reclassification, of gain (loss) from derivative instrument designated and qualifying cash flow hedge included in assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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Debt - Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 26, 2019
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate cash flow hedge to be reclassified during next twelve months		$ 4,700,000
Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps		$ (31,401,000)	$ 0
Cash interest costs		5.40%	6.00%
Payments of financing costs		$ (13,100,000)		$ (13,600,000)
Loss on debt extinguishment		2,300,000
Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Covenant compliance, percent	35.00%
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio, amount	$ 50,000,000.0
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio, maximum	6.00
Debt instrument, debt default, increase In interest rate on obligations upon default	2.00%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term debt, term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 60,000,000
Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 350,000,000.0	$ 540,000,000			$ 190,000,000.0
Long-term debt, term	7 years	7 years
Debt instrument, repayment rate, quarterly	0.25%
Debt instrument, repayment rate, annual	1.00%
Debt instrument, premium on prepayment or repricing, term	6 months
Debt instrument, premium on prepayment or repricing, percent	1.00%
Interest rate percentage	5.40%	5.40%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points, percentage	2.75%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Eurodollar Deposits Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points, percentage	3.75%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Eurodollar Deposits Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points, percentage	0.00%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Federal Funds Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points, percentage	0.50%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Federal Funds Rate \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points, percentage	0.00%
Credit Facility \| Secured Debt \| Eurodollar
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis points, percentage	1.00%