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Debt - Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020
Term Loan, Third Incremental
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ 6,000,000
$24m Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 24,000,000
$226m Revolving Credit Facility, Amended
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 226,000,000
$294m Revolving Credit Facility, Amended
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 294,000,000	$ 294,000,000		$ 226,000,000

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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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