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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 27, 2017 USD ($) customer state | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 142,278 | $ 9,671
SEI |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 140,000 |  |
Business combination, number of customers entity serves | customer | 90,000 |  |
Business combination, number of branded stores | state | 104 |  |
Business combination, number of states in which entity operates | state | 11 |  |
Business acquisition, goodwill, expected to be deductible for tax purposes | $ 88,338 |  |
Acquired finite-lived intangible assets, weighted average useful life | 3 years 3 months 18 days |  |
Business combination, acquisition-related costs |  | 2,000 |
All Acquisitions Excluding SEI Acquisition |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 2,400 | $ 9,700

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- Definition The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (d) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35744584&loc=d3e6927-128479 + Details
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- Definition This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 10 -Section 25 -Paragraph 23 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84229725&loc=d3e1043-128460 + Details
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