Debt Instrument, Aggregate Borrowings Availability

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Debt instrument, aggregate increase amount, maximum secured leverage ratio.

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Debt instrument, amount issued at discount, discount percentage.

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Debt instrument, amount issued at discount, percent of par.

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Debt Instrument, Face Amount, Discounted from Par

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Debt Instruments, Number

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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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Debt - General Information (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt - General Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2019 USD ($) loan	Feb. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 15, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$ 9,051	$ 9,051
Issue amount		$ 345,200
Aggregate increase amount						$ 75,000
Maximum secured leverage ratio						3.00
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 5,200
Number of term loans \| loan	2
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt extinguished	$ 147,000
Face amount						$ 200,000
Issue amount						$ 197,600
Percentage of par (as a percent)						98.80%
Discount						$ 2,400
Discount percentage (as a percent)						1.20%
Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt extinguished	$ 348,300	340,100
Loss on extinguishment of debt		9,100
Face amount		$ 349,100			$ 350,000
Issue amount					$ 340,500
Percentage of par (as a percent)		98.90%			97.30%
Discount		$ 4,000			$ 9,500
Discount percentage (as a percent)					2.70%