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	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized equity compensation cost	$ 29.0
Unrecognized equity compensation cost, weighted-average period	1 year 7 months 6 days
Total fair value of shares vested during the period	$ 13.6	$ 12.7	$ 9.7
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	$ 9.5	$ 1.3	$ 2.4
Weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted	$ 29.17
Percentage of equity awards to the Company's bonus eligible employees	50.00%
Vesting period	3 years
Vesting percentage on first two grant date anniversaries	20.00%
Vesting percentage on third grant date anniversary	60.00%
Omnibus Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock reserved for future issuance	15,000,000
Shares available for future issuance	7,830,000
2021 Bonus Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of bonus payable by units	50.00%
2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan Below Minimum Threshold Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	0.00%
2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan At or Above Maximum Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	100.00%
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan Meet or Exceed Minimum Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance for the test period	95.00%
2021 Long-Term Incentive Plan Below Threshold Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of units earned	50.00%
2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan Below Minimum Threshold Performance [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	0.00%
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	100.00%
2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	4 years
Time Vesting and Performance Vesting Restricted Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 52.12	$ 15.85	$ 26.55
Bonus Performance Restricted Awards [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value	$ 51.64
Bonus Performance Restricted Awards [Member] \| 2021 Bonus Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units or Nonqualified stock options granted	132,000
Percentage of bonus payable by units	50.00%
Below Threshold Performance Bonus Restricted Awards [Member] \| 2021 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	0.00%
Below Threshold Performance Bonus Restricted Awards [Member] \| 2021 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage, per year	125.00%
Long Term Incentive Options [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units or Nonqualified stock options granted	157,000
Vesting period	3 years
Long Term Incentive Options [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of equity awards to the Company's bonus eligible employees	20.00%
Long Term Incentive Options [Member] \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of equity awards to the Company's bonus eligible employees	60.00%
Long-Term Incentive Performance Restricted Units [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance-vesting restricted units or Nonqualified stock options granted	168,000
Award vesting terms	The Company recognizes equity compensation expense for its performance-vesting restricted awards ratably over the related performance period, if the performance condition is likely to be achieved. If the probability of vesting related to awards changes in a subsequent period, all equity compensation expense related to those awards that would have been recorded over the requisite service period had the current assumptions been used since the grant date is recorded as a cumulative catch-up at such subsequent date. Based on the Company’s likely future achievement of respective performance goals as of December 31, 2021, equity compensation expense was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2021 related to the Long-Term Incentive Performance Restricted Units.
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Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
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