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Long-term Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facility) (Narrative) (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Oct. 29, 2025 USD ($) | Oct. 28, 2025 | Jul. 17, 2025 USD ($) | Jul. 03, 2025 USD ($) | Apr. 09, 2024 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2025 USD ($) | May 31, 2025 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) | Apr. 30, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized deferred costs written off | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,778,251,000 | $ 1,778,251,000 | $ 1,778,251,000 | $ 2,369,385,000 |  |  |
Repayments of secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 282,830,000 | 241,875,000 | $ 33,750,000 |  |
Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized deferred costs written off |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized deferred costs written off |  |  | $ 5,200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Term-A Facility | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, repurchased face amount | 165,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 | Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance | $ 85,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,800,000 | 82,800,000 | 82,800,000 |  |  |  |
Repayments of secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 | Secured Debt | Minimum | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 | Secured Debt | Minimum | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 | Secured Debt | Maximum | Base Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 | Secured Debt | Maximum | SOFR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 3.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 10.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds |  |  |  | $ 394,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 | Senior Notes | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed percentage |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price (as a percentage) |  |  |  | 110.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 | Senior Notes | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed percentage |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price (as a percentage) |  |  |  | 103.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 | Senior Notes | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Six |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price (as a percentage) |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance |  |  |  |  | $ 875,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 875,000,000 | $ 875,000,000 | $ 875,000,000 | 875,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  |  | 10.25% |  |  |  |  | 10.25% | 10.25% | 10.25% |  |  |  |
Net proceeds |  |  |  |  | $ 863,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | 862,969,000 | $ 0 |  |
10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed percentage |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 110.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemed percentage |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 103.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
10.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 | Senior Notes | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Six |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption price (as a percentage) |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Term-A Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 675,000,000
Voluntary prepayment of debt | $ 165,700,000 |  |  |  | $ 165,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  | 425,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 82,795,000 | $ 82,795,000 | 82,795,000 | 365,625,000 |  |  |
Secured Debt | Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized deferred costs written off |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  | 325,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of secured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,100,000 |  |  |  |
Secured Debt | Term-A Facility Maturity On February 8, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  |  |  |  | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of secured debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 70,000,000 | $ 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 90,000,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000
Credit facility borrowing capacity | 175,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |
Debt instrument, covenant, debt basket, maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit | 111,800,000 |  |  |  | $ 175,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding threshold | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum ratio of annual operating cash flow to annual total interest expense | 1.50 | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee percentage | 0.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Fiscal quarters ending on or after December 31, 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum ratio of annual operating cash flow to annual total interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio |  | 5.25 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum ratio of annual operating cash flow to annual total interest expense | 1.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | On or after January 1, 2022 to April 8, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio |  | 5.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | April 9, 2024 through March 31, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio | 5.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | April 1, 2026 and thereafter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio | 5.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | April 1, 2026 and thereafter | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenant, leverage ratio | 6.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Through quarter ending June 30, 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum ratio of annual operating cash flow to annual total interest expense | 2.50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Each quarter ending September 30, 2024 through September 30, 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum ratio of annual operating cash flow to annual total interest expense | 2.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | Term-A Facility Maturity On April 9, 2028 | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loan balance | $ 63,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 175,000,000 | $ 175,000,000 | $ 175,000,000 |  |  |  |

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