Debt Instrument Discount Rate, Percent

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Number Of Tranches In Debt Instrument

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

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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Long-Term Debt - Senior Notes (Details)	Jun. 27, 2020 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) tranch
Debt Instrument
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 14,652,000		$ 10,774,000
Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument face amount				$ 800,000,000.0
Number of tranches (tranche) \| tranch				2
Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes \| Senior Secured Notes Maturing May 2025
Debt Instrument
Senior secured notes		$ 250,000,000.0
Debt instrument stated interest rate, percent		6.25%
Debt instrument discount rate, percent		1.25%
Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes \| Senior Note Maturing December 2025
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument stated interest rate, percent				4.63%
Debt instrument face amount				$ 400,000,000.0
Senior Secured Notes and Senior Notes \| Senior Note Maturing December 2027
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument stated interest rate, percent				4.88%
Debt instrument face amount				$ 400,000,000.0