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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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

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Debt and Other Obligations - Term Loan (Details)			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			36 Months Ended
Debt and Other Obligations - Term Loan (Details)	May 11, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2014 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2014 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			$ 2,006,000	$ 2,018,000
Finance costs directly expensed			501,000	535,000
Unrealized loss			57,206,000							$ 34,362,000
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract \| Cash Flow Hedge \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notional amount converted into EUR	$ 235,000,000.0
Currency Swap \| Net Investment Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notional amount converted into EUR											$ 180,000,000.0
Unrealized loss			$ 2,200,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount												$ 895,000,000.0
Required repayment per annum (at least) (as a percent)		1.00%
Term loan, maturity date extension			3 years
Repricing finance costs directly expensed					$ 700,000	$ 3,500,000	$ 2,100,000
Finance costs directly expensed			$ 300,000	$ 300,000
Estimated annual interest expense reduction	$ 4,700,000
Debt issuance costs			$ 5,700,000							$ 6,100,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan - USD
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount												$ 358,000,000.0
Repayment of debt									$ 58,000,000.0
Term Loan \| Term Loan - USD \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Variable rate basis floor		1.00%	0.00%
Term Loan \| Term Loan - USD \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.75%
Term Loan \| Term Loan - USD \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.00%
Term Loan \| Term Loan - EUR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt face amount \| €		€ 399,000,000.0
Repayment of debt \| €								€ 56,000,000.0
Term Loan \| Term Loan - EUR \| EURIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.25%
Variable rate basis floor		1.00%	0.00%
Term Loan \| Term Loan - EUR \| Minimum \| EURIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.75%
Term Loan \| Term Loan - EUR \| Maximum \| EURIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		4.00%