Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Expiration Period Extension

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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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 related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Debt and Other Obligations - Revolving credit facility (Details) $ in Thousands						12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2019 EUR (€)	Apr. 01, 2019 EUR (€)	May 05, 2017 EUR (€)	May 04, 2017	Jul. 25, 2014 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 05, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Transaction costs							$ 1,800			$ 2,800
Amortization of debt issuance costs						$ 2,082	2,220	$ 4,171
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	€ 250,000,000.0	€ 75,000,000.0	€ 175,000,000.0		€ 115,000,000.0				€ 175,000,000.0
Transaction costs							2,400			$ 3,400	$ 2,300	$ 3,300
Commitment fee percentage			35.00%	40.00%
Line of credit, maturity date	3 years
Leverage ratio		2.30
Amortization of debt issuance costs						$ 700	$ 800
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	1.75
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio	2.25
Revolving Credit Facility \| EURIBOR and LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| EURIBOR and LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.019%	2.50%
Commitment fee percentage	35.00%