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

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Description of covenants that limit or prohibit certain actions or activities without the lender's prior consent within a specified period of time or until certain specified targets are achieved for example, reduction of the debt or an increase in net worth to a specified amount).

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Period covered by the long-term purchase commitment, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan facility maturity period		5 years
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable Interest rate			2.00%
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable Interest rate			6.00%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date		Apr. 30, 2025
Master Loan Agreements [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment Period, typical			60 months
Assets relating to master loan agreements, Gross	$ 130,200,000		$ 134,400,000
Capital leased assets, net book value	68,200,000		$ 66,200,000
Term Loan Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400,000,000
Term Loan Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan facility maturity period	7 years
ABL Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, covenant requirements		requiring the satisfaction of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0x in the event that we do not meet a minimum measure of availability under the ABL Revolver.
Fixed charge coverage ratio			1.0
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurodollar Rate Loan One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage		1.25%
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Eurodollar Rate Loan Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage		1.50%
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate Loan One [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage		0.25%
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Base Rate Loan Two [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage		0.50%
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000.0
Borrowings outstanding			$ 67,700,000
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity		75,000,000.0
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Incremental Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000.0
ABL Credit Agreement [Member] \| Swing Line Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity		20,000,000.0
ABL Third Amendment [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Remaining borrowing availability			$ 161,300,000
5.75% Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000.0
Debt instrument maturity date		Feb. 01, 2028
Notes payable Interest rate		5.75%
Debt instrument, interest rate terms		interest will be payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on February 1 and August 1, commencing on February 1, 2020.
Debt instrument, Frequency of periodic payment of interest		semi-annually
Proceeds from senior note issuance		$ 295,000,000.0
Term Loan Amendment Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage	1.25%
Deferred financing costs and debt issuance costs, net	$ 198,600,000
Term Loan Amendment Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| London Inter Bank Offered Rate LIBRO member \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage	2.25%
Term Loan Amendment Agreement [Member] \| Term Loan [Member] \| London Inter Bank Offered Rate LIBRO member \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin interest rate percentage	2.50%