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Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 28, 2020 | Aug. 13, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2014
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, fair value |  | $ 66,300,000 | $ 124,300,000 |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  | 88,676,000 | 89,787,000 | $ 0 |  |  |
Goodwill impairment | $ 25,000,000.0 | 25,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |
Gain associated with remeasuring of investment in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary to fair value as of date |  | 0 | 0 | $ 100,420,000 |  |  |
Remaining controlling interest acquired percentage |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Fair value of investment in unconsolidated subsidiary at acquisition date |  |  |  | $ 110,100,000 |  |  |
Notes payable on real estate |  | $ 79,600,000 | 13,100,000 |  |  |  |
4.875% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 4.875% |  |  |  |  |
4.875% Senior Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 4.875% |  |  |  | 4.875% |
Senior notes |  | $ 594,500,000 | $ 593,600,000 |  |  |  |
5.25% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |
5.25% Senior Notes | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.25% |  |  |  |  | 5.25%
Senior notes |  |  | $ 423,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Aggregate debt redeemed |  | $ 425,000,000.0 |  |  | $ 425,000,000.0 |  |
Estimated Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior term loans |  | 772,200,000 | 745,500,000 |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | 4.875% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  | 702,500,000 | 670,700,000 |  |  |  |
Estimated Fair Value | 5.25% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  | 478,300,000 |  |  |  |
Actual Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior term loans |  | 785,700,000 | 744,600,000 |  |  |  |
Actual Carrying Value | 4.875% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  | 594,500,000 | 593,600,000 |  |  |  |
Actual Carrying Value | 5.25% Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  | 423,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Previously Unconsolidated Subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain associated with remeasuring of investment in a previously unconsolidated subsidiary to fair value as of date |  |  |  | $ 100,400,000 |  |  |
Percentage of remeasuring investment in previously unconsolidated subsidiary |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
Global Workplace Solutions |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairments |  | 50,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Real Estate Investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment |  | 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | 13,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset impairment |  | $ 6,000,000.0 | $ 89,800,000 |  |  |  |

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