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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) | Nov. 03, 2020 | Oct. 13, 2020 | Jul. 29, 2020 | Oct. 14, 2019 | Oct. 08, 2019
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Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount authorized to be repurchased |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 | $ 150,000,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | LEI AMEA Investments B.V | SEI Newco Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  |  | $ 642,700,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Class A Common Stock |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amount authorized to be repurchased |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Senior Notes, 8.250%, Due 2025 | Senior Notes (stated maturity date May 2025) |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Interest Rate % |  | 8.25% |  |  |
Senior notes purchase, minimum offer amount |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes purchase, integral multiples |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Fundacion Nasser | Honduras |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions |  | $ 29,800,000 |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | LEI AMEA Investments B.V | SEI Newco Inc. |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received from dispositions | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |

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