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

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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

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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Financing Arrangements Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 17, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	$ 646,801		$ 333,511
Less current portion of long-term debt	9,692		73,181
Long-term debt obligations	$ 637,109		260,330
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiplo S.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.61%
Mediocredito Italiano \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	0.50%
Mediocredito Italiano \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	2.77%
Bank of America, U.S.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	2.08%
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	$ 422,960		0
Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR floor rate	1.00%
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	6.50%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	$ 208,954		0
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.00%	3.00%
Loans Payable \| Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Múltiplo S.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	$ 6,000		8,422
Loans Payable \| Mediocredito Italiano
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	5,835		6,222
Loans Payable \| Bank of America, U.S.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	2,011		2,004
Loans Payable \| 2019 Debt Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	0		184,275
Loans Payable \| 2017 European Investment Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	0		103,570
Loans Payable \| 2014 European Investment Bank
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	0		28,053
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term facilities	$ 1,041		$ 965