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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
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Weighted average interest rate	2.30%		2.30%	1.80%
Fourth Amendment of the Credit Agreement [Member]
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5.375% Senior Unsecured Note, Due January 2025 [Member] \| Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
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Weighted average interest rate	4.95%		4.95%
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Principal amount					$ 600,000,000
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
Unamortized deferred debt issue costs	$ 2,663,000
Interest rate					4.75%
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Principal amount					$ 425,000,000
Unamortized deferred debt issue costs			$ 1,779,000
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Interest rate					4.95%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving credit facilities, Maturing September 2026 [Member]
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Maximum borrowing capacity	662,519,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving credit facilities, Maturing October 2023 [Member]
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Available borrowing capacity	5,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving credit facilities, No Maturity [Member]
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Available borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000
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