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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Long-Term Debt and Other Long-Term Liabilities - 6% Senior Notes due 2025 - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2017	Mar. 29, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Long-term debt
Debt instrument interest rate terms			however, that in no event will LIBOR be less than zero or the base rate be less than 1.00%.
Repayment of credit facility			$ 278,000	$ 70,358	$ 236,953
Notes \| Prior to April 1, 2020
Long-term debt
Redemption price on notes redeemed (as a percent)		100.00%
Prior Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term debt
Repayment of credit facility	$ 78,000
Term Loan
Long-term debt
Payments under Term Loan	444,500
6% Senior Notes due 2025
Long-term debt
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500,000	$ 375,000	$ 875,000	$ 875,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%	6.00%	6.00%
Senior notes, maturity date			Apr. 01, 2025
Debt instrument interest rate terms			The 6% Senior Notes will mature on April 1, 2025, with interest payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year.
Percentage of issue price of principal amount	105.50%
6% Senior Notes Due 2025
Long-term debt
Interest rate (as a percent)			6.00%
Redemption period start date			Apr. 01, 2020
6% Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Prior to April 1, 2020
Long-term debt
Redemption price on notes redeemed (as a percent)		106.00%
Percentage of issue price of principal amount		101.00%
Percentage of repurchase		100.00%
6% Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Minimum
Long-term debt
Notification period			30 days
6% Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Maximum
Long-term debt
Notification period			60 days
6% Senior Notes Due 2025 \| Maximum \| Prior to April 1, 2020
Long-term debt
Redemption price (as a percent)		35.00%