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Significant Acquisition Costs Significant Acquisition Costs by Segment (Details) - Recall Transaction and IODC Transaction [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	$ 19,008	$ 20,571
North American Records and Information Management business
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	584	7,299
North American Data Management Business
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	0	745
Western European Business
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	2,152	3,216
Other International Business
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	537	1,651
Global Data Center Business [Member]
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	10,181	0
Corporate and Other
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions [Line Items]
Total Significant Acquisition Costs	$ 5,554	$ 7,660

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The expenses and losses recorded for each transaction with the acquiree that was recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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