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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)							1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 07, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 26, 2019 USD ($)	May 01, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 04, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 06, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Oct. 02, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									$ 3,787,257,000		$ 2,991,910,000
Debt issuance costs									78,361,000		57,939,000
Aggregate amount of debt principal repurchase program authorized							$ 500,000,000
Amended and restated revolving credit facility | Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding									6,800,000		6,000,000.0
Amended and restated revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit borrowing capacity	$ 400,000,000									$ 210,000,000
Number of days before maturity	91 days
Total outstanding principal									$ 0		0
Net leverage ratio requirement									4.75
Amended and restated revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of commitment fees of total unused commitment under revolving credit facility	0.30%
Amended and restated revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Minimum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR plus margin range	1.75%
Amended and restated revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of commitment fees of total unused commitment under revolving credit facility	0.50%
Amended and restated revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Maximum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR plus margin range	2.50%
Term loan, due in 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									$ 289,500,000		$ 290,250,000
Debt face value													$ 300,000,000
Net leverage ratio requirement					2.75
Annual principal payments					$ 3,000,000
Variable interest rate									2.11%		2.15%
Weighted average interest rate									2.13%			3.67%
Term loan, due in 2024 | Minimum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR plus margin range					2.00%
Term loan, due in 2024 | Maximum | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR plus margin range					1.75%
Term loan, due in 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									$ 749,757,000		$ 751,660,000
Debt face value				$ 765,000,000
Annual principal payments				7,600,000
Variable interest rate									3.31%		2.65%
Weighted average interest rate									3.26%			4.17%
Debt issuance costs				$ 23,000,000.0
Minimum LIBOR Rate	0.75%
Term loan, due in 2026 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR plus margin range	2.56%
Term loan, due in 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									$ 798,000,000		$ 0
Annual principal payments	$ 8,000,000.0
Minimum LIBOR Rate	0.75%
Term loan, due in 2028 | Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate									3.75%
Debt stated rate									3.75%
Sixth Amendment Facility | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
LIBOR plus margin range	3.00%
Sixth Amendment Facility | Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 23,400,000
Sixth Amendment Facility | Medium-term Notes | ION Media
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value	$ 800,000,000
Senior 3.875% Notes Due 2029 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value		$ 550,000,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 13,800,000
Debt stated rate		3.875%
Debt issuance price as a percentage of par		100.00%
Senior 3.875% Notes Due 2029 | Senior Notes | Redemption Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption as a percent of principal		40.00%
Debt redemption price		103.875%
Senior 3.875% Notes Due 2029 | Senior Notes | Redemption Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price		100.00%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2025 | Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									$ 400,000,000		400,000,000
Debt face value						$ 400,000,000
Debt issuance costs						$ 7,000,000.0
Debt stated rate						5.125%
Debt issuance price as a percentage of par						100.00%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2025 | Senior unsecured notes | Subsequent Event | Scenario, Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption as a percent of principal								102.563%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2027 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value			$ 500,000,000
Debt issuance costs			$ 10,700,000
Debt stated rate			5.875%
Debt issuance price as a percentage of par			100.00%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2027 | Senior Notes | Redemption Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption as a percent of principal			40.00%
Debt redemption price			105.875%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2027 | Senior Notes | Redemption Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price			100.00%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2027 | Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									500,000,000		500,000,000
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2031 | Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value		$ 500,000,000
Debt issuance costs		$ 12,500,000
Debt stated rate		5.375%
Debt issuance price as a percentage of par		100.00%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2031 | Senior Notes | Redemption Period One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption as a percent of principal		40.00%
Debt redemption price		105.375%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2031 | Senior Notes | Redemption Period Two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption price		100.00%
Senior unsecured notes, due in 2031 | Senior unsecured notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total outstanding principal									$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000

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