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Debt - First Lien Credit Agreement (Details) $ in Thousands				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 27, 2021	Apr. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 03, 2019	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 23, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs		$ 17,000
First Lien Credit Agreement | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage					1.00%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, periodic payment, percentage				0.25%
Floor rate, percentage					0.75%
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 185,000
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor rate, percentage	1.00%
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage					0.375%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor rate, percentage	0.75%
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage					0.50%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage					0.50%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage					2.75%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage	3.25%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage	2.75%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Line of Credit | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base rate, percentage					1.75%
First Lien Credit Agreement | Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount					$ 160,000	$ 175,000
First Lien Term B1 Loan | Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount									$ 300,000		$ 500,000
Debt instrument, additional incremental debt capacity		$ 300,000
Long-term debt, gross										$ 3,400,000
First Lien Term B1 Loan | Secured Debt | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net first lien leverage ratio, incurrence indebtedness		1.00	1.00
First Lien Term B1 Loan | Secured Debt | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net first lien leverage ratio, incurrence indebtedness		3.20	2.35
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							$ 575,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, additional borrowing capacity		$ 50,000
First Lien Term Loan due 2026 | Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount								$ 300,000
Long-term debt, gross					$ 2,758,058			$ 2,778,900
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 3,100,000
Debt issuance discount, percentage										1.00%

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