Debt Instrument, Covenant Term, Trigger Event, Number Of Consecutive Business Days

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Required For Four Consecutive Quarters

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Triggering Event, Borrowing Capacity Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Triggering Event, Percentage Of Aggregate Commitments Or Borrowing Base

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Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Terms, Percentage Of Eligible Accounts Receivable

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Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Terms, Percentage Of Qualified Cash

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Credit Facility, Maximum Aggregate Increase In Credit Facility

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

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility due 2023 (Details) - Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 - Line of Credit			12 Months Ended
	May 01, 2019 USD ($) d	Jun. 14, 2018	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 16, 2020 USD ($)
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				$ 450,000,000
Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 450,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding			26,900,000
Borrowing base availability			423,100,000
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000,000		$ 450,000,000
Line of credit facility, borrowing base terms, percentage of eligible accounts receivable			90.00%
Line of credit facility, borrowing base terms, percentage of qualified cash			100.00%
Maximum aggregate increase in credit facility			$ 150,000,000
Borrowing base availability					$ 190,600,000
Triggering event, borrowing capacity threshold	$ 40,000,000
Triggering event, percentage of aggregate commitments or borrowing base	10.00%
Trigger event, number of consecutive business days \| d	2
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio required for four consecutive quarters	1.00
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.25%
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.25%	1.25%
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.25%	0.25%
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.375%
Trigger event, number of consecutive business days \| d	20
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum \| Eurodollar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%	1.75%
Subsidiaries \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%	0.75%