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Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Fair Value and Carrying Value of Debt (Details) - USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 02, 2020 | Jan. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 22, 2017 | Nov. 30, 2016 | Oct. 17, 2016
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Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 2,200,000,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  |  | $ 325,000,000.0 | $ 2,320,000,000.0 |
Notes Payable to Banks | 9.250% Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 9.25% |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 750,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Notes Payable to Banks | 10.00% Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | 120,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 12.00%/13.00% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  | 12.00% |  |  |
PIK interest rate, stated percentage |  |  |  | 13.00% |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |  |
Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt, fair value | $ 20,200,000 |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Fair Value | Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 2,079,300,000 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Fair Value | Revolving Credit Facility | ABL Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 269,900,000 |  |  | 145,200,000 |  |  |
Fair Value | Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 2,064,800,000 |  |  |
Fair Value | Notes Payable to Banks | 9.250% Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 805,300,000 |  |  |
Fair Value | Notes Payable to Banks | 10.00% Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 127,500,000 |  |  |
Fair Value | Senior Notes | 12.00%/13.00% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 517,500,000 |  |  |
Par Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Short-term debt, fair value | 20,200,000 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Par Value | Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 2,194,500,000 |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Par Value | Revolving Credit Facility | ABL Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 269,900,000 |  |  | 145,200,000 |  |  |
Par Value | Revolving Credit Facility | Term Loan due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 2,070,000,000.0 |  |  |
Par Value | Notes Payable to Banks | 9.250% Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 750,000,000.0 |  |  |
Par Value | Notes Payable to Banks | 10.00% Notes due 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | 0 |  |  | 120,000,000.0 |  |  |
Par Value | Senior Notes | 12.00%/13.00% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, fair value disclosure | $ 0 |  |  | $ 500,000,000.0 |  |  |

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- Definition Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118260190&loc=d3e13433-108611 + Details
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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + 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 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents the amount of short-term debt existing as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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