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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details)					12 Months Ended
Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Nov. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 21, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) loan_facilities	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 800,500,000	$ 923,400,000
Proceeds from the sale of the senior unsecured notes				$ 294,800,000
Loss on debt extinguishment					$ 700,000	1,800,000
Ownership percentage					100.00%
Fair value of total debt					$ 800,000,000	900,000,000
Assets pledged as collateral					1,600,000,000
Master note and security agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 7,200,000	15,600,000
Weighted average interest rate					7.81%
Repayment of long-term debt						37,600,000
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost						200,000
Loss on debt extinguishment						200,000
Third Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility								$ 800,000,000
Fourth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility							$ 500,000,000
Interest rate floor, LIBOR							0.75%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Variable Rate Component One \| Reserve Adjusted LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.75%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Variable Rate Component One \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.75%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Variable Rate Component One \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Variable Rate Component Two \| Reserve Adjusted LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Variable Rate Component Two \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Variable Rate Component Two \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Existing Maturity Date \| Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 91,500,000
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Extended Maturity Date
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate, increase	0.50%
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Extended Maturity Date \| Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 483,900,000
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility	432,500,000
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Existing Maturity Date
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility	90,000,000
Fifth Amendment To Senior Secured Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Extended Maturity Date
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior secured credit facility	$ 342,500,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 0	0
Weighted average interest rate					3.34%
Letters of credit outstanding					$ 35,800,000
Remaining borrowing capacity					396,700,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 211,500,000	238,700,000
Weighted average interest rate					7.00%
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 300,000,000
Unsecured senior note percent				7.00%
Repayments of senior debt					$ 27,200,000	4,700,000
Loss on debt extinguishment					500,000	(800,000)
First International Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 21,700,000
Debt instrument, term			6 years
Second International Term Loan \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 12,800,000			5,300,000
Weighted average interest rate		1.96%
Debt instrument, term		5 years
International Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt					$ 8,800,000	$ 4,900,000
Weighted average interest rate					1.68%
Remaining borrowing capacity					$ 7,300,000
Number of loan facilities \| loan_facilities					2
International Revolving Credit Facility \| October 31, 2017 \| Poland, Zlotych
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.40%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| October 31, 2017 \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.45%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| October 31, 2017 \| United Kingdom, Pounds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.45%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| November 20, 2018 \| Poland, Zlotych
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.00%
International Revolving Credit Facility \| November 20, 2018 \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate					1.00%