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

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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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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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Reflects the difference between the fair value of payments made to legally extinguish a debt and its carrying value at that time. This item excludes the write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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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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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Long-term Debt - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($)				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2018	Jan. 19, 2017	Oct. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				5.625%
Pinnacle 5.625% senior notes due 2024 \| Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	5.625%
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000			$ 633,200,000
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan A Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate			1.25%
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan A Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate			2.75%
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term			7 years
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 250,000,000			$ 646,700,000
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan B Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	2.50%		2.50%
Variable interest rate floor			0.75%
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan B Facility \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	1.50%
Secured credit facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 700,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 30,000,000.0	$ 22,100,000
Available borrowing capacity				$ 558,000,000.0	677,900,000
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term		7 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility due 2023, incremental loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 430,200,000
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility due 2023 \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	1.25%
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility due 2023 \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	3.00%
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility due 2023 \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	0.25%
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility due 2023 \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	2.00%
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan B-1 Facility due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,128,800,000
Variable interest rate floor	0.75%
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan B-1 Facility due 2025 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	2.25%
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan B-1 Facility due 2025 \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate	1.25%
Secured credit facility \| Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused commitment fee percentage				0.20%
Secured credit facility \| Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused commitment fee percentage				0.50%
Secured credit facility \| Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Refinancing costs					5,500,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					21,000,000.0
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Refinancing costs					1,700,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ 2,300,000