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Debt Instrument, Contingent Margin Step Down Per Annum, Interest Rate

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Temporary Suspension of Financial Reporting Covenant, Period

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Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Reference Rate Floor

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate, Conditional Variable Rate

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Line of Credit Facility, Conditional Commitment Fee Percentage

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Line of Credit Facility, Increase in Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Increase in Accordion Feature

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Incremental percentage increase (decrease) in the stated rate on a debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative 2012 Term Loan and 2012 ABL Revolver) (Details) - USD ($)							12 Months Ended
	Mar. 21, 2018	Feb. 04, 2016	Jun. 09, 2015	Sep. 03, 2014	Feb. 21, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 26, 2017	May 08, 2015
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term						5 years
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity						$ 50,000,000.0	$ 135,000,000
Revolving credit facility, increase in borrowing capacity							$ 85,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, decrease (as percent)							0.25%
Line of credit facility, commitment fee (as percent)						0.50%
Line of credit facility, conditional commitment fee (as percent)							0.375%
Revolver increase in accordion feature			$ 35,000,000.0
Debt instrument, average interest rate (as percent)							3.80%
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate, fixed component (as percent)				1.00%
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, conditional variable rate (as percent)				2.00%
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, conditional variable rate (as percent)				2.25%
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, conditional variable rate (as percent)				1.00%
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, conditional variable rate (as percent)				1.25%
2012 ABL Revolver \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate, fixed component (as percent)				0.50%
ABL Revolver Amendment 4 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term			5 years
2012 ABL Revolver, Amendment No. 3 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, increase in borrowing capacity				$ 40,000,000.0
ABL Amendment No. 5 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, temporary suspension of financial reporting covenant, period		60 days
2012 ABL Revolver, Amendment No. 6 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, increase in borrowing capacity								$ 40,000,000.0
Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 660,000,000.0
Debt instrument, term						7 years
Debt instrument, discount (as percent)						1.50%
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt						$ 650,100,000
Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 1 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)					2.75%
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)					1.00%
Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 1 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)					2.00%
Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)				1.00%
Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 2 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)				3.125%
Term Loans \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 2 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)				2.00%
Term Loans \| 2012 Senior Notes \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)							2.00%
Term Loans \| 2012 Senior Notes \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)							1.00%
Term Loans \| Term B-5 Loans \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	2.00%
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)	0.00%
Term Loans \| Term B-5 Loans \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)	1.00%
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)	1.00%
2012 Term B-3 Loan \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 852,500,000.0
2012 Term B-1 Loan \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									207,500,000.0
2012 Term B-2 Loan \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 720,000,000.0
2012 Term B-2 Loan \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 2 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (as percent)				3.50%
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)				1.00%
2012 Term B-2 Loan \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 2 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, reference rate floor (as percent)				2.00%
Interest rate, contingent margin step-down per annum (as percent)				3.25%
2012 Term B-2 Loan \| 2012 Term Loan, Amendment No. 3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 645,000,000.0
2012 Term B-4 Loans \| 2012 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 1,427,000,000.0
Debt instrument, average interest rate (as percent)							4.90%