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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 facility	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) customer lawsuit claim	Mar. 31, 2018 EUR (€) customer lawsuit claim	Jan. 31, 2015 customer box
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Commitments and Contingencies
Maximum facility revenue as a percentage of consolidated revenues		0.50%	0.50%
Insurance Settlement
Commitments and Contingencies
Reasonably possible additional losses | $		$ 21,500
Italy Fire
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of customer lawsuits | customer		6	6
Number of customer lawsuits settled | lawsuit		4	4
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | lawsuit		2	2
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value | €			€ 42,600
Brooklyn Fire
Commitments and Contingencies
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number | claim		2	2
Loss Contingency, Number Customer-Owned Items Lost | box				900,000
Loss Contingency, Number Of Customers Impacted | customer				1,200
PUERTO RICO
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of facilities	4
Percentage of consolidated revenue		0.50%	0.50%
Hurricane Maria | PUERTO RICO
Commitments and Contingencies
Number of facilities affected by natural disaster	2
Number of facilities owned	1
Number of facilities leased	1

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