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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)					12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 10, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) loan_facilities	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 925,500,000	$ 945,500,000
Principal amount repurchased							$ 116,600,000
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment					$ 0	2,600,000	(14,100,000)
Proceeds from the sale of the Senior Unsecured Notes				$ 294,800,000
Ownership percentage					100.00%
Fair value of total debt					$ 900,000,000	1,000,000,000
Assets pledged as collateral					2,200,000,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs					(3,100,000)	(3,100,000)	(3,800,000)
Amortization of debt discount					$ (400,000)	(400,000)	(400,000)
Financing Agreement, April 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment						1,100,000
Number of Loan Facilities \| loan_facilities					3
Term Loan B \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					3.25%
Term Loan B \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.00%
Term Loan B \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.25%
Financing Agreement Senior Secured Credit Facility \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					2.00%
Financing Agreement Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.00%
Master note and security agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 96,200,000	123,600,000
Weighted average interest rate					7.36%
Principal amount repurchased							60,100,000.0
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment							200,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 0	0
Weighted average interest rate					3.91%
Senior secured credit facility		$ 725,000,000		850,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 725,000,000
Debt instrument, term					4 years
Letters of credit outstanding					$ 34,100,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					690,900,000
Term Loan A
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Long-term debt					$ 281,300,000	281,300,000
Weighted average interest rate					3.78%
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 375,000,000		450,000,000	$ 375,000,000
Debt instrument, term		4 years
Term Loan B
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 279,500,000	279,100,000
Weighted average interest rate					5.24%
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000			$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, term					7 years
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 243,500,000	243,500,000
Weighted average interest rate					7.00%
Principal amount repurchased							56,500,000.0
Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment							$ (14,300,000)
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 300,000,000	$ 300,000,000.0
Debt instrument, term					8 years
Unsecured senior note percent				7.00%
International Revolving Credit Facility
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Long-term debt					$ 11,800,000	$ 9,800,000
Weighted average interest rate					2.25%
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 16,000,000
Number of Loan Facilities \| loan_facilities					2
Remaining borrowing capacity					$ 4,200,000
International Revolving Credit Facility \| Poland, Zlotych \| October 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.90%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| Poland, Zlotych \| November 20, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.70%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| October 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.95%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| Euro Member Countries, Euro \| November 20, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.70%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| United Kingdom, Pounds \| October 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					0.95%
Secured Debt \| Second International Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 7,600,000
Weighted average interest rate	1.96%
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Secured Debt \| First International Term Loan
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Weighted average interest rate					1.72%
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 20,400,000.0
Debt instrument, term			6 years