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Line of Credit Facility, Increased Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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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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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Asset-Based Loan Facility (Details)		12 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT - Asset-Based Loan Facility (Details)	Mar. 17, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding		$ 330,000,000
Consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio		3.45
ABL Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.90%	3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 135,000,000		$ 85,000,000.0
Maximum increase in maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000.0
Available borrowing capacity, including impact of letters of credit		$ 131,900,000	$ 81,600,000
Amount outstanding		$ 0
Increment amount to increase maximum under the credit facility	$ 10,000,000.0
Unused facility fee percentage		0.375%
Interest rate		1.90%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused facility fee percentage	0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver \| LIBOR or CDOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate	1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver \| LIBOR or CDOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate	1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver \| Canadian Prime Rate or Canadian Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate	0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| ABL Revolver \| Canadian Prime Rate or Canadian Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Margin rate	0.75%