Derivative Instrument, Deferred Premium

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Derivative Instrument, Premium Paid

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Number Of Interest Rate Caps

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Number of interest rate swaps

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Cap rate on an interest rate derivative such as an interest rate cap or collar. If market rates exceed the cap rate, a payment or receipt is triggered on the contract.

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Date the entity entered into the derivative contract, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) swap
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps \| swap				5
2023 Dollar Term Loan [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 600,000,000
Derivative, maturity date	Dec. 31, 2019
Number of interest rate caps			3
Derivative, cap interest rate			1.50%
Derivative, inception date	Sep. 30, 2017
2024 Dollar Term Loans [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative instrument, deferred premium		$ 8,600,000
2023 Euro Term Loan [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, maturity date	Dec. 31, 2019
Derivative, cap interest rate	1.25%	1.25%
Derivative, inception date	Sep. 30, 2017
Derivative instrument, premium		$ 600,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				$ 1,173,000,000
Derivative, maturity date	Sep. 29, 2017
Interest Rate Cap [Member] \| 2023 Euro Term Loan [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount				$ 300,000,000
Derivative, cap interest rate				1.50%
Derivative instrument, premium				$ 3,100,000
2023 Euro Term Loan [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount \| €	€ 388.0