Debt Instrument Discount Rate, Percent

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Debt Instrument Increase in Borrowing Capacity

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Floor

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Principal Repayment Percentage

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Long Term Debt, Principal Outstanding

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Write-Off Of Debt Discount

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Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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The cash outflow for the settlement of obligation drawn from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Long-Term Debt - Term Loans (Details)		1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Term Loans (Details)	Nov. 30, 2017	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2019 AUD ($)	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument
Repayments of long-term debt							$ 113,859,000	$ 72,422,000	$ 1,618,641,000
Write-off of deferred debt issuance cost									6,097,000
Debt instrument face amount					$ 800,000,000.0				800,000,000.0
Proceeds from long term debt							13,101,000	70,468,000
Repayment of long term debt									389,665,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 10,774,000	11,417,000
Australian Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument
Borrowing availability			$ 5,000,000.0
Term Loan \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument
Repayments of long-term debt					787,400,000	$ 375,000,000.0
Write-off of deferred debt issuance cost					15,400,000	5,200,000
Write-off of debt discount					5,900,000	$ 900,000
Debt issuance costs, gross					700,000				700,000		$ 11,700,000
Debt instrument face amount					440,000,000.0				440,000,000.0	$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument fee					$ 1,700,000				$ 1,700,000
Interest rate floor, percent	1.00%				0.00%				0.00%
Periodic principal repayment, percent					0.25%				0.25%
Percentage bearing fixed interest, percent										3.00%
Proceeds from long term debt		$ 125,000,000.0
Repayment of long term debt		115,000,000.0
Debt instrument discount rate, percent							0.50%
Debt instrument discount rate							$ 600,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs					$ 1,100,000		600,000		$ 1,100,000
Periodic payment		$ 1,400,000
Long term debt principal amount outstanding							555,000,000.0
Long-term debt							591,153,000	474,058,000
Term Loan \| Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, variable rate, percent	2.75%				1.75%
Term Loan \| Term Loan \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, variable rate, percent	3.00%				2.00%
Term Loan \| Australian Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument
Increase in borrowing capacity			$ 50,000,000.0	$ 55,000,000
Unused commitment fee, percent			1.25%	1.25%
Long-term debt							35,000,000.0
Term Loan \| Australian Facility \| Secured Debt \| BBSY \| Minimum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, variable rate, percent			1.00%	1.00%
Term Loan \| Australian Facility \| Secured Debt \| BBSY \| Maximum
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, variable rate, percent			1.10%	1.10%
Term Loan \| Other Facilities
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt							$ 600,000
ABS \| Term Loan \| Other Facilities
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt								11,600,000
Domoferm Acquisitions \| Term Loan \| Other Facilities
Debt Instrument
Long-term debt								$ 9,600,000