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Debt - Additional Information (Details) |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Apr. 05, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Aug. 12, 2020 USD ($) | Aug. 21, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 24, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, amount outstanding |  | $ 1,078,160,000 |  |  |  |  |
Payment for debt issuance costs |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 12,830,000 |  |  |
Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment for debt issuance costs |  |  |  | $ 12,800,000 |  |  |
Effective interest rate (percentage) |  | 2.10% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated total net leverage ratio | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |  | 4.25
Credit Agreement | Parent Company and Domestic Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock pledged as collateral |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Foreign Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of capital stock pledged as collateral |  | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | LIBOR | Option (a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | LIBOR | Option (b) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | LIBOR | Option (b) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Option (a) | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Option (a) | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |
Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate | Option (a) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused borrowings |  | $ 498,500,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | $ 500,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 498,500,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Agreement | Letter of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unused borrowings |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |  | $ 1,500,000 |  |
Debt instrument, renewal term |  | 1 year |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, termination, required notice period |  | 90 days |  |  |  |  |
Term Loans | Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, amount outstanding |  | $ 678,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Term Loans | Credit Agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated senior secured net leverage ratio | 3.75 |  |  |  |  |  | 3.50
Delayed Draw Term Loan | Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 500,000,000 | 500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Term Loan | Credit Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 279,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, term | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.750% Senior Notes, due August 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, amount outstanding |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |
Issue price percentage of senior notes of the principal amount |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |
Stated interest rate (percentage) |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% |
Line of Credit | Overdraft Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 2.25% |  |  |
Line of credit facility, amount available |  | 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding |  | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |
Other | Multi-year License Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term debt, amount outstanding |  | $ 2,900,000 | 7,800,000 |  |  |  |
Other | Multi-year License Agreement | Other Current Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term debt, current |  |  | 5,600,000 |  |  |  |
Other | Multi-year License Agreement | Other Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term debt, noncurrent |  |  | $ 2,200,000 |  |  |  |

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