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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 08, 2016	Apr. 02, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Apr. 01, 2014
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Carrying value of debt				$ 165,000,000
Description of variable interest rate basis				Borrowings under the 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities incurred interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (a) a Eurocurrency rate based on LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits for loans denominated in dollars, EURIBOR for Euro deposits for loans denominated in Euros and the offer rate for any other currencies for loans denominated in such other currencies for the relevant interest period, plus 4.00% per annum if our total net leverage ratio was greater than 4.75:1.00, or 3.75% if our total net leverage ratio was less than or equal to 4.75:1.00; provided that the relevant Eurocurrency rate was deemed to be no less than 1.00% per annum; (b) a base rate, which was defined as the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate on such day plus ½ of 1.00%, (ii) the Prime Lending Rate on such day, (iii) the Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate for loans denominated in U.S. dollars published on such day for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00% and (iv) 2.00%, plus 3.00% per annum if our total net leverage ratio was greater than 4.75:1.00, or 2.75% if our total leverage ratio was less than or equal to 4.75:1.00; provided that the base rate was deemed to be no less than 2.00% per annum.
Original issue discount				$ 534,000	$ 1,984,000
Cash and cash equivalents				37,099,000	14,880,000
Cash consideration		$ 921,300,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 0	$ 10,726,000	0
Fixed annual interest rate on mortgage				4.90%
Eurocurrency Rate \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities Bear Interest - Scenario 1
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Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				4.00%
Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				0.50%
Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				1.00%
Base Rate \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities Bear Interest - Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				2.00%
Base Rate \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities Bear Interest - Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				3.00%
Minimum \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				475.00%
Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				475.00%
Maximum \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				475.00%
Debt instrument, deemed interest rate				1.00%
Maximum \| Eurocurrency Rate \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities Bear Interest - Scenario 2
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Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				3.75%
Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				2.75%
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				475.00%
Debt instrument, deemed interest rate				2.00%
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Origination fees				$ 15,500,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of variable interest rate basis				Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, either (i) the adjusted Eurocurrency rate based on LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits for loans denominated in dollars, EURIBOR for Euro deposits for loans denominated in Euros and the offer rate for any other currencies for loans denominated in such other currencies for the relevant interest period plus an applicable margin from 1.25% to 2.25% based on the total net leverage ratio from less than 1.50:1.00 to greater than 3.75:1:00, or (ii) an alternative base rate (determined by reference to the highest of (a) the prime commercial lending rate of the administrative agent, as established from time to time, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) the one-month adjusted Eurocurrency rate for loans in U.S. dollars plus 1.00%) plus an applicable margin from 0.25% to 1.25% based on the total net leverage ratio from less than 1.50:1.00 to greater than 3.75:1:00. The applicable margin as of December 31, 2016 was 1.50% for eurocurrency loans and 0.5% for base rate loans.
Ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA				400.00%
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 10,700,000
Debt instrument, third party fees				500,000
Debt instrument unamortized loan origination fee				$ 10,200,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Eurocurrency Rate
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Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				1.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Federal Funds Rate
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Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| One-Month Adjusted Eurocurrency Rate
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Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Base Rate
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Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				0.50%
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Maximum
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Ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA				450.00%
Cash consideration				$ 25,000,000
Ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense				300.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Maximum \| Unrestricted
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Cash and cash equivalents				$ 50,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Maximum \| Foreign \| Unrestricted
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 25,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Maximum \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				2.25%
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				1.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				1.25%
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				3.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 150,000,000
Expiration date	2021-12
Debt instrument, total net leverage ratio				300.00%
Commitment fee percentage			0.375%
Outstanding borrowings				$ 0
Undrawn capacity				150,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit undrawn				100,000
Origination fees				1,600,000
Unamortized origination fees				$ 1,600,000
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities Bear Interest - Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage				0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities Bear Interest - Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage				0.375%
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| 2014 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 530,000,000
Credit facility expiration year				2016
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| 2014 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings					0
Undrawn capacity					60,000,000
Outstanding letters of credit undrawn					0
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| 2014 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage				0.375%
2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| 2014 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage				0.50%
2014 Senior Secured Term Loan Facility \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized origination fees					10,100,000
2014 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized origination fees					1,300,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt				$ 164,500,000	388,000,000
Term Loan \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable margin on variable rate (percent)				2.15%
Term Loan \| Level 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of debt				$ 164,500,000
Term Loan \| Level 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated fair value of debt					$ 386,300,000
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Original issue discount				500,000
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 165,000,000
Debt instrument percentage of face value issued	99.70%
Expiration date	2021-12
Origination fees				800,000
Unamortized origination fees				$ 800,000
2014 Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| 2014 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 60,000,000