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Carrying amount of debt component						$ 1,294,625,000		$ 1,294,625,000			$ 1,147,649,000
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Senior Notes maturity date								Jul. 24, 2023
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Redemption price as percentage of principal amount								101.00%
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Outstanding balance of the secured loan arrangements						$ 0		$ 0			$ 0
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Unsecured Loan Agreement [Member] \| Short Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement maturity date					Aug. 20, 2020
Maximum revolving credit					$ 3,600,000											R$ 20,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount						3,600,000		3,600,000		R$ 20,000,000.0	5,000,000.0	R$ 20,000,000.0
Interest expense recorded						$ 100,000	200,000	$ 200,000	300,000
Line of credit facility, description								Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at the Brazilian Interbank offering rate plus 3.30%.
Current interest rate						5.60%		5.60%		5.60%
Debt instrument, description of reference rate								Brazilian Interbank offering rate
Unsecured Loan Agreement [Member] \| Brazilian Interbank Offering Rate [Member] \| Short Term Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis point					3.30%
Unsecured Credit Agreement [Member] \| Intra-Day Overdraft Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit agreement maturity date				Sep. 20, 2020
Maximum revolving credit				$ 9,100,000											R$ 50,000,000.0
Line of credit facility, outstanding amount						$ 0		$ 0			$ 0
Line of credit facility, fee percentage				1.50%
Line of credit facility, fee						$ 27,000	$ 33,000	$ 54,000	$ 66,000