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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Senior Secured Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Debt Covenant, Total Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Debt Default, Material Judgements, Maximum

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Subordinated Debt, Advances

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Subordinated Debt, Advances, Interest Rate

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Subordinated Debt, Debt Covenant, Minimum Availability

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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, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as current. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of subordinated debt (with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Subordinated debt places a lender in a lien position behind debt having a higher priority of repayment in liquidation of the entity's assets.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	May 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Event \| Share Buyback Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, amount authorized	$ 80.0
Class A Common Stock \| Subsequent Event \| Share Buyback Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	8,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)			1,000,000
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Class A Common Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)		10,000,000
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Series A Preferred Stock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, amount authorized		$ 92.7
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Common Class A and Common Class B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Default share limit, minimum amount (in shares)		13,600,000
Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit		$ 35.0		$ 37.4
Senior Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum leverage ratio		250.00%
Percentage of obligations, limit		50.00%
Maximum senior secured leverage ratio		185.00%
Debt default, material judgment (in excess of)		$ 5.0
Senior Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed charge coverage ratio		125.00%
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)		10,000,000.0
Senior Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Class A Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)	8,000,000
Subordinated Debt \| Retailco
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated debt					$ 25.0
Subordinated debt, advances, no less than		$ 1.0
Subordinated debt, interest rate on advances		5.00%
Minimum availability under the borrowing base		$ 5.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Acquisition Line \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Acquisition Line \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Eurodollar \| Share Buyback Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Share Buyback Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capitalized financing costs		$ 0.9		1.3
Capitalized financing costs, other current		0.9		0.9
Capitalized financing costs, other non-current		$ 0.0		$ 0.4
Nonutilization fee, percent		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Working Capital Line \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Working Capital Line \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 187.5
Fixed charge coverage ratio	110.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Eurodollar \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Credit Facility \| Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Facility \| Reference Eurodollar Rate \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%