Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Leverage Ratio, Percentage Of Credit Facility Commitments

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Debt Instrument, Excess Cash Flow Payable

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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Floor

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Prepayment, Excess Cash Flow Payment Due, Day

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Debt Instrument, Mandatory Repayment, Percentage Of Net Cash Proceeds From Issued Indebtedness

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Periodic Payment

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Payment For Contingent Consideration Liability, Operating And Financing Activities

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Repayments Of Delayed Draw Debt

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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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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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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 including both interest and principal payments.

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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Cash outflow in the form of capital distributions and dividends to common shareholders, preferred shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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The cash inflow from amounts received from issuance of long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes proceeds from tax exempt secured debt.

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Long-term Debt and Interest Rate Swap - UBS First and Second Lien (Details) - Vencore			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 17, 2016 USD ($) yr payment_installment	Jun. 09, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	May 23, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of dividends					$ 183,000,000
UBS First Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of periodic payment \| payment_installment	6
Frequency of periodic payment	quarterly
Periodic payment amount	$ 1,400,000
UBS First Lien \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate floor	1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate	4.75%
UBS Second Lien \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate floor	1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate	8.75%
Secured debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of extinguishment cost					21,400,000
Debt extinguishment costs					4,800,000
Deferred financing costs					900,000
Unamortized loan discount					$ 15,700,000
Maximum leverage ratio as a percentage of credit facility commitments					30.00%
Required consolidated net leverage ratio			6.50			6.50
Secured debt \| UBS First Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 181,900,000.0
Total debt	$ 550,800,000
Proceeds from issuance of long‑term debt		$ 9,600,000
Percentage of net cash proceeds from issued indebtedness	100.00%
Excess cash flow payment due period \| yr	5
Current portion of long-term debt			$ 12,600,000
Quarterly principal payments			1,450,000
Excess cash flow payable			6,800,000		$ 0
Secured debt \| UBS Second Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 129,200,000							$ 115,000,000
Percentage of net cash proceeds from issued indebtedness	100.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| UBS First Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000.0
Commitment fee as percentage	0.375%
Letter of Credit \| UBS First Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 10,000,000.0
Amount of letters of credit outstanding			$ 100,000			$ 200,000
Delayed Draw Term Loan \| UBS First Lien
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 25,000,000.0	$ 50,000,000.0
Repayments of delayed draw		$ 25,000,000
QNA SSG \| Financial Performance
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of contingent consideration				$ 9,600,000