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Income Taxes - Federal Tax purpose (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 06, 2016	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
U.S. Federal income tax rate (as a percent)		21.00%
Deferred income taxes due to transfer of assets			$ 14,400
Effective tax rate (as a percent)		14.20%	54.70%
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		$ 6,909		$ 6,563
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment			$ 8,477
Tax receivable agreement
Reduction in tax receivable agreement liability due to reduction of future expected tax amortization			7,200
Reduction in tax receivable agreement liability due to change in state income tax rates			1,100
Tax Receivable Agreement liability adjustment			$ 8,500
Tax receivable agreement \| CWGS, LLC
Units issued in exchange		110,000	5,725
Tax receivable agreement \| Continuing Equity Owners and Crestview partners II GP LP
Payment, as percent of tax benefits (as a percent)	85.00%
Tax receivable agreement \| Crestview Partners II GP LP
Liability under tax receivable agreement		$ 108,600		114,800
Current portion of liabilities under tax receivable agreement		6,900		$ 6,600
COVID-19 \| other long-term liabilities
Deferral of non-income-based payroll taxes		$ 9,200
CWH \| CWGS, LLC
Ownership interest		42.30%		42.00%
Units held		37,773,109		37,488,989