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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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The weighted average fair value at grant date for nonvested equity-based awards issued during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Stockholders' Deficit - Summary of Number of PSUs Granted Based on Adjusted EBITDA and Grant Date Fair Value (Detail) - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
	May 18, 2017	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
PSUs – Adjusted EBITDA
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)		92,804	57,378	99,522
Fair value on grant date (in dollars per share)		$ 42.45	$ 41.72	$ 45.21
Three-year PSU Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of units granted (in shares)		256,151
Fair value on grant date (in dollars per share)		$ 46.87
PSU awards performance period	3 years	3 years