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Segment Information - Revenues by Product and Service Lines by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,062,224 | $ 1,060,991 | $ 3,182,994 | $ 3,164,272
North American Records and Information Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 542,044 | 539,603 | 1,608,697 | 1,605,526
North American Data Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 96,552 | 97,477 | 289,714 | 297,472
Western European Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 121,437 | 126,354 | 377,517 | 393,869
Other International Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 197,728 | 200,639 | 598,507 | 618,933
Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 64,418 | 63,380 | 188,245 | 164,878
Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 40,045 | 33,538 | 120,314 | 83,594
Records Management |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 749,604 | 741,099 | 2,233,782 | 2,227,915
Records Management | North American Records and Information Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 452,336 | 441,102 | 1,322,488 | 1,317,505
Records Management | North American Data Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Records Management | Western European Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 103,683 | 107,388 | 321,759 | 335,072
Records Management | Other International Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 169,748 | 173,426 | 515,158 | 533,950
Records Management | Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Records Management | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 23,837 | 19,183 | 74,377 | 41,388
Data Management |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 145,659 | 146,727 | 437,337 | 449,257
Data Management | North American Records and Information Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Management | North American Data Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 93,016 | 94,917 | 280,157 | 290,279
Data Management | Western European Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 17,551 | 18,914 | 54,345 | 58,526
Data Management | Other International Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 18,884 | 18,541 | 56,898 | 58,246
Data Management | Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Management | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 16,208 | 14,355 | 45,937 | 42,206
Information Destruction |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 102,543 | 109,785 | 323,630 | 322,222
Information Destruction | North American Records and Information Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 89,708 | 98,501 | 286,209 | 288,021
Information Destruction | North American Data Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 3,536 | 2,560 | 9,557 | 7,193
Information Destruction | Western European Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 203 | 52 | 1,413 | 271
Information Destruction | Other International Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 9,096 | 8,672 | 26,451 | 26,737
Information Destruction | Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Information Destruction | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 64,418 | 63,380 | 188,245 | 164,878
Data Center | North American Records and Information Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center | North American Data Management Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center | Western European Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center | Other International Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center | Global Data Center Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | 64,418 | 63,380 | 188,245 | 164,878
Data Center | Corporate and Other Business |  |  |  |
Segment Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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