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Segment and Geographic Information - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | $ 3,100,303 | $ 2,720,764
Segment EBITDA | 319,893 | 295,216
Depreciation and amortization | $ 76,207 | 61,066
Number of operating segments | 4 |
Number of reportable segments | 3 |
Intersegment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | $ 0 | 0
Third Party [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 3,100,303 | 2,720,764
North America |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 1,302,309 | 1,329,843
Segment EBITDA | 176,636 | 177,713
Depreciation and amortization | $ 22,239 | 21,228
Number of reportable segments | 1 |
North America | Intersegment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | $ 103 | 183
North America | Third Party [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 1,302,206 | 1,329,660
Europe |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 1,445,541 | 1,040,430
Segment EBITDA | 105,298 | 75,534
Depreciation and amortization | 47,011 | 32,757
Europe | Intersegment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 0 | 0
Europe | Third Party [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 1,445,541 | 1,040,430
Specialty |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 353,737 | 351,792
Segment EBITDA | 37,959 | 41,969
Depreciation and amortization | 6,957 | 7,081
Specialty | Intersegment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 1,181 | 1,118
Specialty | Third Party [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | 352,556 | 350,674
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | (1,284) | (1,301)
Segment EBITDA | 0 | 0
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Intersegment [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | (1,284) | (1,301)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Third Party [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Revenue | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition Segment EBITDA includes revenue and expenses that are controllable by the segment. Corporate and administrative expenses are allocated to the segments based on usage, with shared expenses apportioned based on the segment's percentage of consolidated revenue. Segment EBITDA excludes restructuring and acquisition related expenses, depreciation, amortization, interest, change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities, taxes and equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries. Loss on debt extinguishment is considered a component of interest in calculating EBITDA, as the write-off of debt issuance costs is similar to the treatment of debt issuance cost amortization. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. + References No definition available. + Details
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