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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Spread. Decrease In Basis Points

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of cash collateral held for borrowed securities, for which the cash is restricted as to withdrawal or usage.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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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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Long-Term Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	May 25, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Jan. 31, 2014
National Mentor Holdings, Inc \| Standby Letters of Credit Senior Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deposit in cash collateral			$ 120,000,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity term		7 years
Term Loan \| National Mentor Holdings, Inc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility			655,000,000
Senior Revolver \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding, amount		$ 0
Line of credit facility, commitment fee		0.50%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deposit in cash collateral			$ 50,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity term		5 years
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment premium rate	1.00%
Senior Revolver \| Line of Credit \| NMH Investment \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility		$ 2,900,000
Institutional Letter of Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| NMH Investment \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of term loan facility		$ 47,400,000
Alternate Base Rate \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis points for interest rate	0.25%
Alternate Base Rate \| Interest Rate Swap One \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Alternate Base Rate \| Revolving and Swingline Loans \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Alternate Base Rate \| Minimum \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate floor		2.00%
Federal Funds \| Term Loan \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Federal Funds \| Line of Credit \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.00%
Variable rate floor		0.75%
Eurodollar \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis points for interest rate	0.25%
Eurodollar \| Interest Rate Swap One \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Eurodollar \| Revolving and Swingline Loans \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.25%
Eurodollar \| Revolving and Swingline Loans \| Term Loan \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		3.25%
Eurodollar \| Minimum \| Term Loan \| NMH Investment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate floor		0.75%