Related Party Transaction, Business Acquisition Costs

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Represents the amount deducted to calculate the quarterly management fees with a related party.

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The aggregate amount of receivables to be collected from related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth, at the financial statement date. which are usually due within one year (or one business cycle).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
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-Publisher SEC
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Expenses recognized resulting from transactions (excluding transactions that are eliminated in consolidated or combined financial statements) with related party.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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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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Related Party Transactions - Other TPG Agreements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 08, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Successor \| TPG
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee paid in connection with the Business Combination		$ 0			$ 0
Amount due from TPG related entities		400			400
Expenses from transactions with related party		0			0
Predecessor \| TPG
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Fee paid in connection with the Business Combination	$ 9,900		$ 0	$ 9,900		$ 0
Amount due from TPG related entities							$ 300
Expenses from transactions with related party	$ 200		$ 200	$ 400		$ 700
Predecessor \| Steven B. Schwarzwaelder, a member of the board of directors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount deducted to calculate quarterly management fee					$ 175
Expenses from transactions with related party		$ 100