The amount of accounts receivable sold during the period as part of factoring arrangements.

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Debt and Other Financing Arrangements - Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable Sold	$ 20,000,000
Receivables facility maximum borrowing capacity	225,000,000		$ 250,000,000
Receivables facility maximum borrowing availability	193,700,000
Receivables facility amount outstanding	176,600,000			$ 0
Long-term Line of Credit	18,000,000			$ 0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	8,200,000
Receivables Facility Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 9,100,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.00%	1.00%
Receivables Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 8,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate During Period	3.20%
Receivables Facilities [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.10%