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Restructuring and other related costs - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2019 store employee | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Number of stores closed | store | 22 |
Gain (loss) on termination of lease | $ |  | $ 1.9
Accelerated lease cost, gross | $ |  | $ 16.1
Retail Store Employees |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Number of positions eliminated | employee | 170 |
Corporate Employees |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Number of positions eliminated | employee | 5 |

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- Definition Amount of gain (loss) on termination of lease before expiration of lease term. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 40 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888415&loc=SL77918607-209975 + Details
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