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Debt - ABL Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,972,300,000	$ 2,152,500,000
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%
Debt instrument, global availability of aggregate commitments subject to minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, period	30 days
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		435,600,000
Letters of credit outstanding		19,400,000
Long-term debt		$ 0	$ 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