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Credit Facility - Narrative (Details) | Jun. 28, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 27, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 01, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  | $ 12,600,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  | 7,700,000 |  |  |
Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs |  |  | $ 4,900,000 |  |  |
Prior Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 800,000,000
Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, term |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 800,000,000 |  | $ 620,000,000 |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ 6,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity |  | $ 900,000,000 |  | $ 800,000,000 | $ 800,000,000 |
Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  | 1.59% |  |  |
Total net leverage ratio | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |
Secured net leverage ratio | 4.00 |  |  |  |  |
Interest coverage ratio | 1.50 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ 6,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Scenario, Material Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Total net leverage ratio | 5.50 |  |  |  |  |
Secured net leverage ratio | 4.50 |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Term Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 650,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Standby Letters of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | 350,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Swing Line Loan |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Minimum | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage on unused portion of the Facility | 0.20% |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Maximum | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage on unused portion of the Facility | 0.40% |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Eurodollar | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.375% |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Eurodollar | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.25% |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.375% |  |  |  |  |
Amendment | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.25% |  |  |  |  |

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