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Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details)	Mar. 02, 2018	Aug. 23, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt								$ 106,560,000	$ 47,310,000	$ 1,880,506,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt								0	633,000	$ 1,012,000
Net unamortized discount								6,000,000	7,000,000
Face value of outstanding debt								3,282,195,000	3,363,420,000
Outstanding letters of credit								12,000,000	15,000,000
Line of Credit \| Amended And Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total net leverage ratio					4.5
Line of Credit \| Prior Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt											$ 4,000,000
Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extension of maturity date		1 year
Mortgage Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt			$ 80,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				$ 1,761,000,000
Payment of financing fees							$ 12,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Amended And Restated Credit Agreement, Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount													$ 1,775,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Amended And Restated Credit Agreement, Term Loan C
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount													425,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Incremental Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount												$ 350,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount						$ 600,000,000
Proceeds from line of credit						597,000,000
Discount on line of credit						3,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Third Incremental Term Facility Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount				1,900,000,000
Proceeds from line of credit				1,898,000,000
Discount on line of credit				$ 2,000,000
Net unamortized discount			2,000,000				2,000,000
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs			9,000,000				9,000,000
Net unamortized discount			$ 3,000,000				$ 3,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt						120,000,000
Payment of financing fees						11,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Amended And Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount													$ 352,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, New Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount						400,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount		$ 400,000,000
Senior secured first-lien net leverage ratio		3.75
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face value of outstanding debt								$ 0	0
Term Loan B and Incremental Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan B and Incremental Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt						$ 350,000,000
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate								200.00%
Face value of outstanding debt								$ 1,843,427,000	1,862,237,000
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount		$ 1,891,000,000
Senior secured first-lien net leverage ratio		3.00
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Eurocurrency
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate		2.25%
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate		1.25%
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fifth Incremental Term Facility Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt									1,000,000
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fifth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Other expense
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing fees									2,000,000
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fifth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Eurocurrency
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate	2.00%
Term Loan B \| Line of Credit \| Fifth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate	1.00%
Term Loan A \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate								225.00%
Face value of outstanding debt								$ 484,500,000	$ 527,250,000
Term Loan A \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility amount		$ 570,000,000
Decrease in variable basis spread, maximum								0.75%
Decrease in variable basis spread, quarterly								0.25%
Senior secured first-lien net leverage ratio		2.25
Term Loan A \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Eurocurrency \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate		2.50%
Term Loan A \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Eurocurrency \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate		1.75%
Term Loan A \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate		1.50%
Term Loan A \| Line of Credit \| Fourth Incremental Term Facility Amendment \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Marginal interest rate		0.75%