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Debt (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 29, 2020 USD ($)	May 28, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 11, 2021
Debt [Line Items]
Interest Expense, Debt				$ 59,147,000	$ 62,210,000	$ 64,420,000
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs and Discounts				$ 3,529,000	3,346,000	$ 3,193,000
6.50% Notes due 2024
Debt [Line Items]
Senior Notes					900,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				7.50%
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount			$ 29,744,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed			73.90%
Interest Payable			$ 946,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Amount			21,999,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt			$ 7,388,000
Consent fee accrued				$ 17,400,000
Consent fee (percent)				2.00%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four				$ 870,256,000
Senior Notes | 6.50% Notes due 2024
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Change In Ownership Control				101.00%
Debt Instrument, Percentage Of Redemption Price, Redemption Date, Latest For Redemption At Face Amount				100.00%
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 211,500	$ 250,000		$ 211,500,000
Long-term Line of Credit				$ 0	0
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization	$ 120,000,000	$ 105,000,000
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital				6.25
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 18,651,000	$ 4,836,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt [Line Items]
Ratio of Indebtedness to Net Capital							5.5
Non-prime Rate [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Non-prime Rate [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.00%
Prime Rate [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Minimum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	1.75%
Prime Rate [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] | Maximum
Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.25%

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