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Long-Term and Other Debt - Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Aug. 14, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 21, 2017 | Feb. 14, 2017 | Jan. 01, 2016 | Nov. 21, 2014
The Credit Agreement | Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 592,600,000.0 |
The Credit Agreement | Revolver | Letter of credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | 350,000,000.0 |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-1, maturing 2020 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | 2,300,000,000.0 |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-2, maturing 2021 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-3, maturing 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  |  |  | $ 3,291,000,000.0 |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-3, maturing 2021 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-3, maturing 2021 | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt | 3.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-3, maturing 2021 | Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of remaining availability |  |  |  | 556,200,000 |  |
Total revolving facility after reduction |  |  |  | 381,700,000.0 |  |
Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2022 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount |  |  |  | 1,150,000,000.00 |  | $ 950,000,000.0
Senior Subordinated Notes, maturing 2018 | Senior Subordinated Notes |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redeemed |  |  |  | $ 250,000,000.0 |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | $ 3,282,800,000.0 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt | 3.25% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Term Loan B-4, maturing 2024 | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization percentage | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Prepayment fee | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loans B-1 And B-2 | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Term Loans B-1 And B-2 | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Margin spread on debt | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Credit Facility, Lender Joinder Agreement, maturing 2020 | Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum revolving commitments |  |  | $ 596,200,000.0 |  |  |
Total revolving facility after reduction |  |  | 421,700,000.0 |  |  |
Additional borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 40,000,000.0 |  |  |
Senior Secured Revolver, maturing 2018 | Revolver |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Unused capacity, commitment fee, step-down percentage |  | 0.375% |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | Direct and Indirect Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral as a percentage of capital |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Senior secured credit facilities | Foreign Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Collateral as a percentage of capital |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |

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