Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percent

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Original issue discount

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Required consolidated senior secured leverage ratio, minimum

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Required minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio

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Required minimum proforma fixed charge coverage ratio

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Unamortized discount

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Amount of short-term and long-term debt and lease obligation.

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

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration 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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Amount of the fee for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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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 remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Senior Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Senior Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Aug. 05, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior debt, net	$ 251,001		$ 0
Original issue discount		$ 2,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 6,300
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense	2,000
Unamortized discount	7,000
Letters of credit, amount outstanding	92,000
Senior secured term loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior debt, net	$ 200,000
Maturity date	Aug. 05, 2026
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	quarterly
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Percent	1.00%
Incremental term loans available	$ 150,000
Required consolidated senior secured leverage ratio, minimum	2.00
Senior secured term loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior debt, net	$ 200,000
Senior secured term loan [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis margin on variable rate	4.50%
Actual margin on variable rate	6.63%
Revolving credit facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior debt, net	$ 60,000
Maturity date	Aug. 05, 2024
Required consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum	1.10
Line of credit commitment fee percentage	0.375%
Line of credit commitment fee	$ 300
Line of credit additional borrowing capacity	$ 100,000
Required proforma fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum	1.10
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior debt, net	$ 300,000
Letters of credit, amount outstanding	$ 150,000
Line of credit commitment fee percentage	0.375%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Actual margin on variable rate	3.63%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis margin on variable rate	1.50%
Revolving credit facility [Member] \| Eurodollar [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis margin on variable rate	2.00%