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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 store | Aug. 31, 2019 claim | Dec. 31, 2012 memeber | Mar. 31, 2020 store
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Guarantor obligations, number of leases |  |  |  | 77
Loss contingency, number of locations with subpoena for documents | 8 |  |  |
Sample size | memeber |  |  | 200 |
Number of pending claims | claim |  | 6 |  |

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