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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)							12 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2020	Feb. 11, 2020	Feb. 10, 2020	Jan. 29, 2020	Oct. 09, 2019	Mar. 01, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Derivative contract term					5 years
Derivative, notional amount					$ 525,000,000
Fixed interest rate percentage					4.80%
Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.24
Scenario 1
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)						2.50%
Interest rate						1.00%
Scenario 2
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate						0.00%
Overnight Bank Funding Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)							0.50%
Overnight Bank Funding Rate \| Scenario 1
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)						0.50%
LIBOR \| Scenario 1
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)						1.00%
LIBOR \| Scenario 2
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)						3.50%
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.24
Derivative contract term				5 years
Derivative, notional amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)			0.50%
Subsequent Event \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate \| Scenario 1
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)			2.00%
Interest rate			1.00%
Subsequent Event \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate \| Scenario 2
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)			3.00%
Interest rate			0.00%
Subsequent Event \| LIBOR \| Scenario 1
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate margin (as a percent)			1.00%
Subsequent Event \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Derivative contract term				5 years
Derivative, notional amount				$ 1,525,000,000
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Fixed interest rate percentage				4.90%
Blended fixed rate				4.367%
Subsequent Event \| First Lien Term Loan Facility \| LIBOR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 400,000,000
Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 1,500,000,000
Term Loan \| Subsequent Event \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Fixed interest rate percentage				4.90%