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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Adjusted EBITDA Plus Lease Expense To Fixed Charges

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Total Debt To Adjusted EBITDA

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Debt Instrument, Issuance, Percentage Of Par Value

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Amount of the fee that accompanies borrowing money under the debt instrument.

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

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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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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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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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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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Indebtedness - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
Indebtedness - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 24, 2020
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Tender Offer Shares Repurchased and Retired		$ 428,746,000
Debt covenant, adjusted EBITDA plus lease expense to fixed charges (no greater than)		2.50
Debt instrument, covenant, net debt to EBITDA ratio, exceeds		1.25
Line of Credit \| Base Rate
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate, basis spread, percentage of Base Rate lower than LIBOR		1.00%
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread (percentage)		1.50%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Interest rate basis spread (percentage)		2.50%
Secured Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage (percentage)	101.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 350,000,000
Debt instrument, fee amount		$ 2,200,000
Long-term line of credit		0	$ 50,000,000
Letters of Credit \| Subsidiaries
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		20,000,000
Common Stock
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Tender Offer Shares Repurchased and Retired	$ 425,000,000	4,337,000
Notes \| Secured Debt
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt interest rate (percentage)	6.00%
Notes \| Secured Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage (percentage)	100.00%
Debt instrument, issuance, percentage of par value (percentage)	100.00%
Notes \| Secured Debt \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage (percentage)	106.00%
Debt instrument, redemption price, percentage of principal amount redeemed (percentage)	40.00%
Swingline Loans on Customary Terms \| Subsidiaries
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		25,000,000
Incremental Facilities
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000
Credit Facility, 2014
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Debt covenant, total debt to adjusted EBITDA (no greater than)		3.00
Credit Facility, 2014 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Minimum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fee for unused balance amount (percentage)		0.20%
Credit Facility, 2014 \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Maximum
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Commitment fee for unused balance amount (percentage)		0.35%