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DEBT - ABL Revolving Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2022	Mar. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross			$ 3,224,800,000
Long-term debt			3,190,900,000	$ 2,972,300,000
Line of Credit \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) And Sterling Overnight Indexed Average (SONIA)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1000.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity increase	$ 115,000,000.0
Legal fees			600,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 570,000,000.0	$ 570,000,000.0
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			317,400,000
Letters of credit outstanding			17,100,000
Long-term debt, gross			$ 235,000,000.0	0
Weighted average borrowing rate (as percent)			5.85%
Long-term debt			$ 0	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, base rate		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, base rate		0.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| 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 due 2025 \| 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 due 2025 \| 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 due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR Base Rate Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| 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 due 2025 \| 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 due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| One Month London Interbank Offered Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| SOFR Base Rate Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| One-, Two-, Three- Or Six-Month SOFR Or, If Agreed By All Term Lenders, 12-month SOFR 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 due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| One-, Two-, Three- Or Six-Month SOFR Or, If Agreed By All Term Lenders, 12-month SOFR 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 due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Applicable Margins \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Letter of Credit \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000.0
Bridge Loan \| ABL Revolving Credit Facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 75,000,000.0