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Debt Instrument, Cash Patronage Benefit

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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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 unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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Debt and Finance Leases - Summary of Debt (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 17, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	May 22, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 1,084,929,000
Finance lease obligations		2,818,000
Finance lease obligations			$ 3,124,000
Total principal payments due		1,087,747,000	1,192,727,000
Less: debt premium, original issue discount and issuance costs		(5,604,000)	(4,558,000)
Total debt		1,082,143,000	1,188,169,000
Less: current maturities of long-term debt		(19,448,000)	(15,012,000)
Long-term debt		1,062,695,000	1,173,157,000
Credit Facility \| U.S. Revolver of $84 million maturing in November 2022, $39 million available, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% at December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		0	0
Revolving credit facility	$ 100,000,000	84,000,000
Revolving credit facility available	84,000,000	$ 39,000,000
Credit Facility \| U.S. Revolver of $84 million maturing in November 2022, $39 million available, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% at December 31, 2019 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.75%
Credit Facility \| Multi-currency Revolver of $126 million maturing in November 2022, $48 million available, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% at December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 0	0
Revolving credit facility	150,000,000	126,000,000
Revolving credit facility available	126,000,000	$ 48,000,000
Credit Facility \| Multi-currency Revolver of $126 million maturing in November 2022, $48 million available, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75% at December 31, 2019 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.75%
Credit Facility \| Term A-1 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2022 bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75%, interest rate of 5.54% at December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	230,000,000
Facility interest rate		5.54%
Credit Facility \| Term A-1 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2022 bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75%, interest rate of 5.54% at December 31, 2019 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.75%
Credit Facility \| Term A-2 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2024 bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.40% (after consideration of 0.60% patronage benefit), interest rate of 5.19% at December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 450,000,000
Facility interest rate		5.19%
Cash patronage benefit		0.60%
Credit Facility \| Term A-2 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2024 bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.40% (after consideration of 0.60% patronage benefit), interest rate of 5.19% at December 31, 2019 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread after cash patronage benefit		3.40%
Term Loan Facility \| Term A-1 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2022 bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.75%, interest rate of 5.54% at December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 133,283,000	160,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| Term A-2 Loan Facility borrowings maturing through November 2024 bearing interest at LIBOR plus 3.40% (after consideration of 0.60% patronage benefit), interest rate of 5.19% at December 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		365,592,000	438,875,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes due 2024 at a fixed interest rate of 5.50%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 495,647,000	495,647,000
Fixed interest rate		5.50%		5.50%
Loans \| Canadian dollar based, fixed rate term loans with interest rates ranging from 5.50% to 6.86% and maturity dates ranging from March 2020 through April 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 83,122,000	91,304,000
Loans \| Other loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, gross		$ 7,285,000	$ 3,777,000
Minimum \| Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	3.00%
Minimum \| Loans \| Canadian dollar based, fixed rate term loans with interest rates ranging from 5.50% to 6.86% and maturity dates ranging from March 2020 through April 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		5.50%
Maximum \| Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread	4.00%
Maximum \| Loans \| Canadian dollar based, fixed rate term loans with interest rates ranging from 5.50% to 6.86% and maturity dates ranging from March 2020 through April 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		6.86%