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Defined Contribution Plan, Period of Service Requirement

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Multiemployer Plans, Collective-Bargaining Arrangement, Expiration Term

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Number Of Collective Bargaining Agreements Expiring Next Fiscal Year

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Amount of contributions made to multiemployer plan by employer.

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Percentage of employee participants subject to a collective bargaining arrangement to all participants in a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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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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Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Agreement age	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
401(k) Plan service requirement, more than one year	90 days
401(k) Plan minimum age requirement \| age	21
Matching contributions to 401(k) Plan	$ 3.8	$ 3.7	$ 3.5
Percent of workforce subject to a collective bargaining agreement	14.00%
Number of collective bargaining agreements expiring within one year \| Agreement	0
Collective bargaining arrangement, expiration term	1 year
Withdrawal liability		$ 0.8
Total annual contributions made	$ 5.7
Individually Significant Plans
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Total annual contributions made	5.5
Individually Insignificant Plans
Multiemployer Plans [Line Items]
Total annual contributions made	$ 0.2