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Segment Information - Revenues by Product and Service Lines by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | $ 4,147,270 | $ 4,262,584 | $ 4,225,761
GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 3,699,280 | 3,812,433 | 3,842,600
GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 279,312 | 257,151 | 228,983
CORPORATE AND OTHER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 168,678 | 193,000 | 154,178
Records management |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 2,954,299 | 2,995,146 | 2,967,922
Records management | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 2,852,296 | 2,866,192 | 2,871,253
Records management | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Records management | CORPORATE AND OTHER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 102,003 | 128,954 | 96,669
Data management |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 554,873 | 584,128 | 596,544
Data management | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 488,198 | 520,082 | 539,035
Data management | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Data management | CORPORATE AND OTHER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 66,675 | 64,046 | 57,509
Information destruction |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 358,786 | 426,159 | 432,312
Information destruction | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 358,786 | 426,159 | 432,312
Information destruction | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Information destruction | CORPORATE AND OTHER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 279,312 | 257,151 | 228,983
Data Center | GLOBAL RIM BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Data Center | GLOBAL DATA CENTER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | 279,312 | 257,151 | 228,983
Data Center | CORPORATE AND OTHER BUSINESS |  |  |
Segment information |  |  |
Total Revenues | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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