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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2020	Apr. 04, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Derivative Financial Instruments
Repayment of borrowings		$ 2,000	$ 117,510
Interest expense		$ 38,460	27,486
Reclassification out of AOCI
Derivative Financial Instruments
Interest expense	$ 14,900
Second Amended and Restated Term Loan B
Derivative Financial Instruments
Repayment of borrowings	$ 315,000
June 2019 Swap Agreements
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount						$ 300,000
August 2019 Swap Agreements
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount					$ 400,000
Modified June 2019 Swap Agreement
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount			100,000
Unmodified June 2019 Swap Agreements
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount			$ 200,000
April 2020 Counter-agreements
Derivative Financial Instruments
Notional amount				$ 300,000