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Significant Acquisition Costs - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Recall Holdings Limited |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Accrued liabilities | $ 2,724 |  |
Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 50,665 | $ 84,901 | $ 131,944
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization) | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 7,628 | 20,493 | 11,963
Selling, general and administrative expenses | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 43,037 | 64,408 | 119,981
North American Records and Information Management Business | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 6,202 | 15,763 | 14,394
North American Data Management Business | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 637 | 2,099 | 2,581
Western European Business | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 8,852 | 20,290 | 16,173
Other International Business | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 4,899 | 9,570 | 18,842
Global Data Center Business | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | 11,423 | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other Business | Recall and IODC |  |  |
Recall Transaction Expenditures [Line Items] |  |  |
Significant Acquisition Costs | $ 18,652 | $ 37,179 | $ 79,954

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