Debt instrument maturity month and year.

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- Definition

Increase in line of credit facility.

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- Definition

Line of credit facility accordion feature.

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- Definition

Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.

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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Apr. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2021 EUR (€)	Apr. 03, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			$ 1,345,000		$ 1,250,000
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			$ 1,300,000	€ 1,100,000
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 450,000,000.0
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| First Amendment Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 495,000,000.0
Increased in line of credit facility						145,000,000.0
Line of credit facility accordion potential feature						$ 200,000,000.0
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000.0						€ 90,200,000
Senior credit facilities maturity period	5 years
Senior credit facilities, maturity month and year	2024-12
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payment		quarterly
Quarterly installments payable on term loan \| €		€ 1,100,000
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 350,000,000.0
Senior credit facilities maturity period	5 years
Senior credit facilities, maturity month and year	2024-12		2024-12	2024-12
Line of credit facility accordion potential feature	$ 200,000,000.0