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2021 Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Interest rate swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
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2021 Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Interest Rate Swap, Apr 5, 2016, 468,800,000 EUR [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €			€ 468,800
Derivative, Fair Value, Net \| $	$ (3,817)
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Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held \| contracts			4
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Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €		€ 250,800
Derivative, Fair Value, Net \| $	(646)
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Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €			€ 250,800
Derivative, Fair Value, Net \| $	(308)
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Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount \| €		€ 235,335
Derivative, Fair Value, Net \| $	$ (2,182)