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	Sep. 11, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
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Par Value		$ 906.3
Discount		(29.7)
Debt Issuance Costs		(11.6)
Book Value		865.0
Book Value, Current Maturities		(4.3)	$ (20.7)
Par Value, Excluding Current Maturities		902.0
Premium (Discount)		(29.7)
Book Value, Excluding Current Maturities		860.7	854.2
Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		865.0	874.9
Fair value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		868.1	850.7
2014 ABL Facility Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total cash and cash equivalents and Managed Accessibility		150.1	203.8
Managed Accessibility		28.8	1.2
Changes to restricted cash		0.0	(25.0)
Term Loan
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Par Value		600.0
Discount		(29.7)
Debt Issuance Costs		(11.0)
Book Value		559.3
Par Value, Current Maturities		0.0
Discount, Current Maturities		0.0
Deferred Issuance Costs, Current		0.0
Book Value, Current Maturities		$ 0.0
Average Effective Interest Rate		10.70%
Term Loan \| Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		$ 0.0	559.4
Term Loan \| Fair value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		0.0	546.0
Term Loan \| New Term Loan Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor interest rate	1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate	7.50%
Term Loan \| New Term Loan Agreement \| Book Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		559.3	0.0
Term Loan \| New Term Loan Agreement \| Fair value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, fair value		559.3	0.0
ABL Facility \| 2014 ABL Facility Credit Agreement
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Par Value		0.0
Discount		0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		0.0
Book Value		0.0
Line of credit facility, total cash and availability		69.5
Secured Second A&R CDA
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Discount		0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		(0.1)
Book Value		$ 26.7
Average Effective Interest Rate		7.90%
Unsecured Second A&R CDA
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Discount		0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		(0.2)
Book Value		46.5
Par Value, Current Maturities		(1.5)
Discount, Current Maturities		0.0
Deferred Issuance Costs, Current		0.0
Book Value, Current Maturities		$ (1.5)
Average Effective Interest Rate		7.90%
Lease financing obligations
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Discount		0.0
Debt Issuance Costs		(0.3)
Book Value		232.5
Par Value, Current Maturities		(2.8)
Discount, Current Maturities		0.0
Deferred Issuance Costs, Current		0.0
Book Value, Current Maturities		$ (2.8)
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Lease financing obligations \| Fair value
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Other Debt Obligations \| Book Value
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Other Debt Obligations \| Fair value
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Long-term debt, fair value		$ 74.1	$ 70.0
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Term Loan
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