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Debt Instrument Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Liquidity Required, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity After Initial Year Of Term

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Credit Facility - Narrative (Details)			1 Months Ended
Credit Facility - Narrative (Details)	May 28, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2020	May 27, 2020	Sep. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, term		5 years
Fixed charge coverage ratio					1.25
Debt instrument, covenant, liquidity required, minimum	$ 250,000,000.0
Debt instrument, covenant, cash and cash equivalents, maximum	250,000,000
Weighted average interest rate				2.45%
Deferred financing costs	$ 4,600,000	$ 18,700,000
Credit Facility \| Covenant Period, Quarter Ended October 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio					6.50
Credit Facility \| Covenant Period, Quarter Ending October 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio					4.00
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs		5,200,000
Term Loan \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		800,000,000.0
Deferred financing costs		$ 13,400,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of commitment fee on the unused portion of the Facility	0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of commitment fee on the unused portion of the Facility	0.45%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of commitment fee on the unused portion of the Facility		0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of commitment fee on the unused portion of the Facility		0.35%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit			$ 300,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Prior Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity							$ 800,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity		$ 900,000,000.0
Borrowing capacity after initial year of term						$ 800,000,000.0
Standby letters of credit \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity		300,000,000.0
Swing Line Loan \| Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity		$ 75,000,000.0
Eurodollar \| Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.00%	1.00%
Eurodollar \| Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	2.75%	2.25%
Base Rate \| Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Base Rate \| Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate	1.75%	1.25%