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Debt - Narrative (Details)						1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 15, 2024	Apr. 15, 2023	Apr. 15, 2022	Apr. 14, 2022	Apr. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) installment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term Loan							$ 772,000,000	$ 772,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding, amount							0
Repayment of debt					$ 18,000,000		0	220,000,000	$ 8,000,000
Debt financing cost and fees							6,873,000	8,076,000
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt							0	$ 9,150,000	0
Derivative instrument, notional amount										$ 650,000,000
Derivative instrument, purchase price										$ 3,100,000
LIBOR exceeds ceiling rate										2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity							200,000,000
Long-term line of credit							$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Base rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.00%
Term Loan \| LIBOR rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							3.00%
Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 900,000,000
Debt, weighted average interest rate							3.97%
Repayment of debt						$ 18,000,000
Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Beneficial ownership threshold							50.00%
Credit Facility \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							0.50%
Credit Facility \| LIBOR rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.00%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									$ 200,000,000		100,000,000
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage							0.375%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage							0.50%
Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base floor rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.00%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 800,000,000
Debt instrument, number of quarterly payments \| installment							27
Debt instrument, periodic payment							$ 2,000,000
Debt instrument, final installment							$ 746,000,000
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Base floor rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							1.75%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| LIBOR, floor Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							0.75%
Credit Facility \| Term Loan \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate							2.00%
Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest stated percentage							7.625%
Senior Notes due 2026 \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument repurchase price percentage			101.00%
Senior Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption price percentage			103.813%	107.625%
Senior Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption price percentage		101.906%	100.00%
Senior Notes due 2026 \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption price percentage	100.00%
Senior Notes due 2026 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Beneficial ownership threshold							50.00%
Senior Notes due 2026 \| Maximum \| Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument redemption percentage				40.00%
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings as percentage of revolving commitment to contain financial covenant regarding maximum net leverage ratio							30.00%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 375,000,000
Debt instrument interest stated percentage					7.625%
Debt financing cost and fees					$ 6,700,000
Second Lien Term Loan
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Repayment of debt					$ 200,000,000
Senior Secured Second Lien Credit Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt						5,500,000
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