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Debt ABL Credit Agreement (Details) - Senior Secured Credit Facility - ABL Credit Agreement - Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch - Revolving Credit Facility - USD ($)	May 13, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 800,000,000
Revolving credit facility, additional borrowing capacity, accordion feature	$ 350,000,000
Revolving credit facility, current borrowing capacity			$ 681,000,000
Financial maintenance covenant, percentage of aggregate commitments	10.00%
Financial maintenance covenant, minimum base amount	$ 50,000,000
Financial maintenance covenant, term excess availability exceeds threshold	30 days
Required fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00
Agent control of cash, percentage of borrowing base	12.50%
Agent control of cash, minimum base amount	$ 62,500,000
Forecast
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, current borrowing capacity		$ 678,000,000
Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, commitment fee	0.25%
Agent control of cash, term excess availability exceeds threshold	500.00%
Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, commitment fee	0.375%
Agent control of cash, term excess availability exceeds threshold	3000.00%
Fed funds effective rate and overnight bank funding rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Applicable margin	2.25%
LIBOR | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Adjusted LIBO Rate, stated minimum	0.75%
Applicable margin	1.75%
LIBOR | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	2.25%
Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	1.25%
Base Rate | Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	0.75%
Base Rate | Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Applicable margin	1.25%

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