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Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Economically Fixed Interest Rate.

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Secured Debt Outstanding Principal Balance Subject To LIBOR-based interest rate volatility.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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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 the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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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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The interest rate applicable to the portion of the carrying amount of long-term borrowings outstanding as of the balance sheet date, including current maturities, which accrues interest at a set, unchanging rate.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Long-term debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Apr. 21, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Apr. 28, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average effective interest rate at quarter end		4.53%
Weighted average effective interest rate during quarter		4.55%
Percentage of debt instruments bearing fixed interest rate		53.00%
Long Term Debt Percentage Bearing Economically Fixed Interest Rate		93.00%
Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event \| 2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements Effective June 28 And June 30 Member \| Tranche One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 28, 2024
Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event \| 2023 Interest Rate Cap Agreements Effective June 28 And June 30 Member \| Tranche Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative, effective date	Jun. 30, 2024
Revolving line of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on the revolving credit facilities		$ 1,000,000
Revolving line of credit \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity on the revolving credit facilities			$ 1,500,000
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding		0
Bilateral Secured Letter Of Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding		151,358
Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal		54,011
Secured Debt Outstanding Principal Balance Subject To LIBOR		568,786
Term Loan B-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal		$ 36,472
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average effective interest rate at quarter end		4.60%