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Borrowings - Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
Borrowings - Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 09, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 16, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt		$ 450,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Outstanding principal amount		$ 1,982,383,000
Term maturity date, period	91 days
Revolving maturity date, period	182 days
Overnight Bank Funding Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		0.50%
Scenario 1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	2.50%
Interest rate	1.00%
Basis spread on variable rate, stepdown (as a percent)	2.25%
Scenario 1 \| Overnight Bank Funding Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	0.50%
Scenario 1 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	1.00%
Scenario 2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%
Scenario 2 \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)	3.50%
Basis spread on variable rate, stepdown (as a percent)	3.25%
Senior Secured Credit Facility Fourth Amendment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding principal amount						$ 1,150,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 50,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount		$ 7,000,000			$ 7,000,000
Commitment fee (as a percent)	0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee stepdown (as a percent)	0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee stepdown (as a percent)	0.25%
Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000.0
Swingline Subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,000,000.0
Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment requirement, minimum amount	$ 400,000,000
Debt amortization, percentage of original aggregate principal amount	1.00%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount							$ 500,000,000.0
Interest rate							6.75%
Senior Secured Second Lien Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				6.75%
Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Repayment of debt		50,000,000.0
Outstanding principal amount		$ 1,450,000,000
VFH \| First Lien Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 525,000,000.0
VFH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings	404,500,000
VFH \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	50,000,000.0
VFH \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,000,000.0
VFH \| Swingline Subfacility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	5,000,000.0
VFH \| Term Loan \| First Lien Term Loan Facility \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 525,000,000.0
Acquisition Borrower
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from borrowings	$ 1,095,000,000