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Line Of Credit Facility, Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio After Covenant Relief Period, Year One

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio After Covenant Relief Period, After Year One

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Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio After Covenant Relief Period, After Year One

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Line Of Credit Facility, Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio After Covenant Relief Period

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Line Of Credit Facility, Minimum Liquidity

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Line Of Credit Facility, Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio After Covenant Relief Period, Year One

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

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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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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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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)					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Jan. 19, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 12, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity									$ 115,000,000.0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt						$ (1,200,000)	$ 0	$ (21,000,000.0)
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of borrowings	$ 670,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable interest rate floor		0.75%
Unused commitment fee percentage		0.50%
Covenant relief period, consolidated total net leverage ratio thereafter		4.25
Covenant relief period, maximum senior secured net leverage ratio thereafter		3.00
Covenant relief period, minimum interest coverage ratio		2.50
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Through April 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant relief period, minimum liquidity covenant		$ 400,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| May 1, 2020 through May 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant relief period, minimum liquidity covenant		350,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| June 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant relief period, minimum liquidity covenant		300,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| July 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant relief period, minimum liquidity covenant		$ 225,000,000.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant relief period, maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio in 2021		4.50
Covenant relief period, maximum senior secured net leverage ratio in 2021		3.50
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant relief period, maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio in 2021		5.50
Covenant relief period, maximum senior secured net leverage ratio in 2021		4.50
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate		3.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate		2.00%
Secured credit facility \| 2013 Term Loan B Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable interest rate			2.50%
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				$ 700,000,000.0
Letters of credit outstanding					$ 28,200,000	28,200,000	30,000,000.0
Available borrowing capacity					671,800,000	$ 671,800,000	$ 530,000,000.0
Repayments of borrowings					115,000,000.0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ (1,200,000)
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan A Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term				5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 300,000,000.0
Secured credit facility \| Term Loan B Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt term				7 years
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 500,000,000.0
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 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 \| 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 \| 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