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Senior Secured Credit Facilities Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Jul. 29, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | $ 107.3 | $ 113.3 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 925.0
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A Due 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 318.8 |  | $ 323.0 | 340.0
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | 4.3 |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B due 2024 [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  | 988.8 |  | $ 1,088.8 | $ 1,550.0
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | 100.0 |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B due 2024 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 88.8 |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost | $ 0.9 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A & Term Loan B |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost |  | 1.1 |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  | 894.1 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Standby Letters of Credit Issued Against the Facility |  | $ 30.9 |  |  |

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- Definition The amount of total standby letters of credit issued against the revolving credit facility at the reporting date, which represents a reduction of the available borrowing capacity. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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