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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the noncurrent portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 05, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Apr. 10, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit agreement, maturity date	Dec. 05, 2023
Payment of fees related to revolving credit agreement			$ 196	$ 790
Borrowings under revolving credit agreement			$ 0		$ 155,700
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 500,000					$ 560,000
London Interbank Offer Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			87.50%
Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.50%
Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			1.00%
Commitment Fee
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			7.50%
Federal Funds and Eurocurrency Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.00%
Maximum \| London Interbank Offer Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			150.00%
Maximum \| Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			50.00%
Maximum \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			50.00%
Maximum \| Commitment Fee
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			20.00%
Minimum \| London Interbank Offer Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			87.50%
Minimum \| Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.00%
Minimum \| Eurocurrency Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			0.00%
Minimum \| Commitment Fee
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread			7.50%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 10,000
Swingline Subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			100,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment of fees related to revolving credit agreement			196
Seasonal discretionary maximum borrowing capacity under revolving credit agreement		$ 460,000
Alternative Currency Sublimit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			75,000
Mexican Borrowing Sublimit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 8,000