Leases - Estimated Minimum Future Lease Payments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 08, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finance Lease Liabilities
2020	$ 38
2021	138
2022	19
2023	17
2024	16
Thereafter	4
Total lease payments	232
Amounts representing interest	(24)
Present value of lease obligations	208	$ 574
Operating Lease Liabilities
2020	9,957
2021	39,240
2022	41,029
2023	35,892
2024	30,076
Thereafter	253,707
Total lease payments	409,901
Amounts representing interest	(136,664)
Present value of lease obligations	273,237	$ 275,209
Operating Subleases
2020	(1,562)
2021	(6,140)
2022	(6,678)
2023	(6,005)
2024	(5,358)
Thereafter	(59,927)
Total lease payments	(85,670)
Net Lease Commitments
2020	8,433
2021	33,238
2022	34,370
2023	29,904
2024	24,734
Thereafter	193,784
Total lease payments	324,463
Amounts representing interest	(136,688)
Present value of lease obligations	$ 187,775

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