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DEBT - Credit Facilities (Details)			3 Months Ended
DEBT - Credit Facilities (Details)	Mar. 03, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 14, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 33,300,000
2019 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance				$ 48,800,000
2020 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender	$ 500,000,000
Default rate percentage	2.00%
Repayments over next twelve months			10,000,000
Repayments of principal in year two			20,000,000
Repayments of principal in year three			20,000,000
Repayments of principal in year four			20,000,000
Repayments of principal in last year			30,000,000
Repayments of principal on the maturity date			$ 300,000,000
Percentage of Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	100.00%
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio	2.75
2020 Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
2020 Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
2020 Credit Agreement \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
2020 Credit Agreement \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
2020 Credit Agreement \| Prime Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
2020 Credit Agreement \| Prime Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender					$ 100,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender		$ 100,000,000				$ 100,000,000
Default rate percentage			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Additional Applicable Margin \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Additional Applicable Margin \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2019 Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		50,000,000
Increase commitment under debt instrument		$ 75,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2019 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance				$ 8,000,000
Debt interest rate				3.30%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2020 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender	$ 100,000,000
Debt interest rate			3.90%
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender						15,000,000
Letter of Credit \| 2019 Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balance				$ 5,400,000
Debt interest rate				1.50%
Letter of Credit \| 2020 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender	30,000,000
Debt interest rate			3.00%
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 5,600,000
Swingline loan \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender						$ 15,000,000
Swingline loan \| 2020 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender	20,000,000
Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender					$ 400,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| 2020 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitments from lender	$ 400,000,000
Outstanding balance			$ 400,000,000