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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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LONG-TERM DEBT - Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT - Credit Facility (Details) - USD ($)	Jul. 20, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Senior Debt Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated Leverage Ratio		4.0
Senior Debt Obligations \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated Leverage Ratio		4.5
New Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility		$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Outstanding amounts on Revolver		227,300,000
Undrawn amount of the Revolver		$ 129,200,000
New Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		2.00%
New Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		1.00%
New Revolver \| Revolver
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum liquidity	$ 75,000,000.0
Letters of credit fee (percent)	2.50%
New Revolver \| Revolver \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)	1.50%
New Revolver \| Revolver \| Eurodollar [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)	2.50%
Term B-2 Loan, due November 17, 2024 \| Senior Debt Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility			$ 770,000,000.0
Quarterly installments of original principal (percent)		1.00%
Term B-2 Loan, due November 17, 2024 \| Senior Debt Obligations \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		2.50%
Term B-2 Loan, due November 17, 2024 \| Senior Debt Obligations \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		1.50%
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility		$ 250,000,000.0
Outstanding amounts on Revolver		$ 22,700,000
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (percent)		0.375%
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (percent)		0.50%
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		0.50%
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| One Month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		2.25%
Original Revolver \| Senior Debt Obligations \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate (percent)		1.25%