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Debt - ABL Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,152,500,000	$ 3,467,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 455,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, accordion feature	$ 600,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Global Availability as a percent of aggregate commitments, subject to minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	10.00%
Global Availability of aggregate commitments, subject to minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio	$ 30,000,000.0
Ratio of Global Availability of aggregate commitments	100.00%
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		434,200,000
Letters of credit outstanding		20,800,000
Long-term debt		$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, base rate	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, base rate	0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| One Month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| One-, Two-, Three- Or Six-Month LIBOR Or, If Agreed By All Term Lenders, 12-month LIBOR Or, If Agreed To By The Term Agent, Any Shorter Period Selected At The Option Of The Borrower \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| One-, Two-, Three- Or Six-Month LIBOR Or, If Agreed By All Term Lenders, 12-month LIBOR Or, If Agreed To By The Term Agent, Any Shorter Period Selected At The Option Of The Borrower \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Applicable Margins \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Letter of Credit \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000.0
Bridge Loan \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 75,000,000.0