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Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]

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Line of credit facility Increasable capacity.

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Line of credit facility increase additional borrowing capacity.

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Line of credit facility tangible net worth cash proceeds from the issuance of capital stock restriction.

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Line of credit facility tangible net worth net income restriction.

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Line of credit facility tangible net worth restrictions minimum.

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Payment for Extinguishment of Debt

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Percentage of consolidated leverage ratio permitted.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of the required periodic payment applied to interest.

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The fair value of notes issued in noncash investing and financing activities.

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The cash inflow from a borrowing with the highest claim on the assets of the entity in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer).

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The reporting entity's maximum amount of exposure to loss as a result of its involvement with the Variable Interest Entity (VIE).

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Credit Facility and Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2017	Nov. 13, 2013	Dec. 15, 2010	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, credit agreement maximum limit	$ 200,000,000
Line of credit facility Increasable capacity	$ 100,000,000
Line of credit facility borrowings outstanding							$ 0
Minimum consolidated tangible net worth under credit facility							$ 2,323,100,000.0
Percentage of consolidated net income							25.00%
Percentage of aggregate net cash proceeds from the issuance of capital stock							25.00%
Percentage of consolidated leverage ratio permitted							35.00%
Payment for extinguishment of debt							$ 8,600,000	$ 0	$ 0
Long-term debt repayment							125,000,000	0	$ 0
Citibank Europe
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Outstanding collateralized letters of credit facility							$ 444,200,000	449,400,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period							1.00%
Citibank Europe plc \| Letters of credit / guarantees
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, credit agreement maximum limit										$ 550,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loans issued		$ 300,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Debt stated interest rate		4.65%	6.00%
Net proceeds from senior notes		$ 299,700,000	$ 247,500,000
Amount of indebtedness subject to default in payment							$ 50,000,000.0
Annual interest payable							21,500,000
Silverton 2015
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loan notes issued by third parties						$ 85,000,000
Silverton 2015, Third-party Funded
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loan notes issued by third parties						$ 70,000,000
Silverton 2016
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loan notes issued by third parties					$ 125,000,000
Silverton 2017
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loan notes issued by third parties				$ 130,000,000
Silverton 2017 \| Silverton Loan Notes \| Aspen Holdings
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Maximum exposure to loss							$ 1,100,000
Silverton 2017, Third-party Funded
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loan notes issued by third parties								$ 105,000,000
Silverton 2016, Third-party Funded
Line Of Credit Facility Covenant Compliance [Line Items]
Loan notes issued by third parties					$ 100,000,000