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Line Of Credit, Covenant Compliance, Net Leverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit, Covenant Compliance, Post Reduction Net Leverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Floor

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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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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Long-Term Debt and Line of Credit - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions				6 Months Ended
	Nov. 07, 2019	Mar. 16, 2018	Jul. 07, 2017	Feb. 29, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount				$ 5.0
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				5.70%
Proceeds from long-term line of credit	$ 460.0
Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.75%
Finance leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				5.60%
Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity			$ 200.0
Maturity period			7 years
Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity			$ 75.0
Maturity period			5 years
Proceeds from long-term line of credit				$ 0.0
Net leverage ratio (equal to or less than)			6.25
Net leverage ratio post reduction (equal to or less than)			6.00
Percent of commitments (in excess of)			30.00%
Repayments of principal in next twelve months				$ 0.0
Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.50%	0.50%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Eurocurrency
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.00%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		3.50%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Term Loan \| Eurocurrency
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Term Loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			4.00%
Interest rate floor			1.00%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurocurrency
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Line of Credit \| Barclays Bank PLC and Other Parties \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%