Long Term Debt, Gross, Current Maturities

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Long Term Debt, Gross, Excluding Current Maturities

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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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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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 unamortized debt discount (premium) and debt issuance costs.

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

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Long-Term Debt - Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 3,014,250	$ 2,179,375
Less current portion	0	(7,500)
Long term debt, gross, excluding current maturities	3,014,250	2,171,875
Less debt issuance costs and original issue discount	(60,006)	(25,992)
Total	$ 2,954,244	$ 2,145,883
U.S. term loan averaging 2.50% in 2020; 4.01% in 2019 (due 2017-2024)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate during period	2.70%	4.01%
Total	$ 264,250
2024 U.S. fixed rate senior unsecured notes at 5.375%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	450,000	$ 450,000
2025 U.S. fixed rate senior secured notes at 5.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000,000	0
2027 U.S. fixed rate senior unsecured notes at 5.375%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	5.375%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500,000	500,000
2028 U.S. fixed rate senior unsecured notes at 6.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	6.50%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 300,000	0
2029 U.S. fixed rate senior unsecured notes at 5.250%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	5.25%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500,000	500,000
Senior Secured Term Loan \| U.S. term loan averaging 2.50% in 2020; 4.01% in 2019 (due 2017-2024)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 264,250	$ 729,375
Secured Debt \| 2024 U.S. fixed rate senior unsecured notes at 5.375%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	5.375%
Secured Debt \| 2025 U.S. fixed rate senior secured notes at 5.500%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate percentage	5.50%		6.50%	5.50%