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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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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 of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt, Commitments and Contingencies - 2017 Facility (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 25, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 20, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Oct. 06, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from credit facility		$ 0	$ 50,000,000
Repayments of lines of credit		110,000,000	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		185,000	$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from credit facility	$ 50,000,000.0
Repayments of lines of credit		110,000,000.0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		200,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current borrowing capacity						$ 125,000,000.0
Long-term debt		$ 0		$ 110,000,000.0	$ 110,000,000.0	72,000,000.0
Maximum borrowing capacity						$ 175,000,000.0
Unused line commitment fee (percentage)		0.20%
Effective interest rate (percent)			3.79%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Scenario One, Leverage Ratio
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate terms, leverage ratio		1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Scenario Two, Leverage Ratio \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate terms, leverage ratio		1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Scenario Two, Leverage Ratio \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate terms, leverage ratio		2.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Scenario Three, Leverage Ratio \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate terms, leverage ratio		2.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Scenario Three, Leverage Ratio \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate terms, leverage ratio		3.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Scenario Four, Leverage Ratio \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate terms, leverage ratio		3.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Less than 1.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Greater than or equal to 1.00 but less than 2.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Greater Than Or Equal To 2.00 But Less Than 3.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2017 Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Greater Than Or Equal To 3.00
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		2.50%