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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 27, 2017 USD ($) customer state | Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) state | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) franchise | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 franchise
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional number of businesses acquired | franchise |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  | 3
Payments to acquire businesses and asset acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  | $ 141,079 | $ 142,278 |
Franchisee Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 127,498 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of branded stores | state |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred |  | $ 127,053 |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  | $ 22,500 |  |  |  |  |
Earnings or loss of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  | (200) |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related costs |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |  |
SEI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 140,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers entity serves | customer | 90,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of branded stores | state | 104 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration Transferred | $ 143,540 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which entity operates | state | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  | 31,100 |  | $ 58,300 | 98,900 |  |
Earnings or loss of acquiree since acquisition date |  |  | $ 1,500 |  | $ 2,500 | 9,500 |  |
Acquisition-related costs |  |  |  | $ 2,100 |  |  |  |
All Acquisitions Excluding SEI Acquisition |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to acquire businesses and asset acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,100 | $ 2,400 |

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