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Debt Instrument, Prepayment Amount

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Payment for Debt Extinguishment or Debt Prepayment Cost, Annual Excess Cash Flow, Reduction

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Payment for Debt Extinguishment or Debt Prepayment Cost, Cash Proceeds From Incurrence Of Debt

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

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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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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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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Amount of the required periodic payments of both interest and principal.

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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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Amount, excluding unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt. Excludes lease obligation.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Term Loan Facility due 2026 (Details) - USD ($)							3 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
	Jul. 16, 2021	Jul. 16, 2020	Feb. 03, 2020	Feb. 02, 2020	Nov. 22, 2019	Aug. 07, 2019	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	May 01, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt													$ 5,414,167,000	$ 5,738,868,000
Payments on credit facilities													300,135,000	352,383,000	$ 532,392,000
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt													4,319,714,000	4,320,602,000
Repayments of secured debt	$ 250,000,000
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment cost						$ 740,000,000
Long-term debt													$ 1,864,032,000	1,864,032,000
Payment of principal					$ 500,000,000
Repayments of secured debt	205,700,000
Quarterly prepayment requirement							$ 6,400,000	$ 6,400,000	$ 6,400,000	$ 6,400,000	$ 5,250,000	$ 5,250,000
Debt instrument, prepayment amount	$ 250,000,000
Prepayment, annual excess cash flow																50.00%
Prepayment, cash proceeds from sales																100.00%
Prepayment, cash proceeds from incurrence of debt																100.00%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment, annual excess cash flow, reduction																0.00%
Prepayment, cash proceeds from sales , reduction																0.00%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Prepayment, annual excess cash flow, reduction																25.00%
Prepayment, cash proceeds from sales , reduction																50.00%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%		3.00%
Debt instrument, floor rate	0.50%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, floor rate	1.50%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			2.00%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount																$ 3,500,000,000
Payments on credit facilities			$ 150,000,000
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Subsidiaries \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			3.00%	4.00%
Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Subsidiaries \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%		2.00%	3.00%
5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						750,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt						$ 750,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)						5.25%							5.25%
Long-term debt													$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
4.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)					4.75%								4.75%
Long-term debt					$ 500,000,000								$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$ 425,800,000
Long-term debt													401,220,000	401,220,000
Repayments of secured debt	$ 44,300,000
Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.25%
Debt instrument, floor rate	0.50%
Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	4.00%
Debt instrument, floor rate	0.75%
Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.25%
Debt instrument, floor rate	1.50%
Incremental Term Loan Facility due 2026 \| Secured Debt \| Subsidiaries
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		450,000,000
Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt													$ 0	$ 0
Asset-based Revolving Credit Facility Due 2023 \| Line of Credit \| Subsidiaries \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments on credit facilities		235,000,000
Borrowing base availability		$ 190,600,000